Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 9.19

Sanskrit

तपाम्यहमहं वर्षं निगृह्णाम्युत्सृजामि च। अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च सदसच्चाहमर्जुन।।9.19।।

tapāmyaham ahaṁ varṣhaṁ nigṛihṇāmyutsṛijāmi cha amṛitaṁ chaiva mṛityuśh cha sad asach chāham arjuna

Meaning

Leaders shape outcomes through their choices: nurture growth, withhold resources strategically, and accept that creation and dissolution are both necessary forces in business and life.

Translation

O Arjuna, I give heat, I withhold and pour down rain; I am verily the nectar, and also death, existence, and non-existence.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: