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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.85.8

तर्पणं प्राणनमपां देवत्वं ताश्च तद्रस: । ओज: सहो बलं चेष्टा गतिर्वायोस्तवेश्वर ॥ ८ ॥
tarpaṇaṁ prāṇanam apāṁ
[tarpanam praananam apaam]
deva tvaṁ tāś ca tad-rasaḥ
[deva tvam taash cha tad-rasah]
ojaḥ saho balaṁ ceṣṭā
[ojah saho balam cheshtaa]
gatir vāyos taveśvara
[gatir vaayos taveshvara]
Word-for-word
tarpaṇam — the capacity to generate satisfaction prāṇanam — the giving of life apām — of water deva — O Lord tvam — You tāḥ — (water) itself ca — and tat — of it (water) rasaḥ — the taste ojaḥ — bodily warmth and vitality, due to strength of the vital air sahaḥ — mental strength balam — and physical strength ceṣṭā — endeavor gatiḥ — and movement vāyoḥ — of air tava — Your īśvara — O supreme controller .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tarpaṇaṁ prāṇanam apāṁ
tarpaṇam
the capacity to generate satisfaction
prāṇanam
the giving of life
apām
of water
deva tvaṁ tāś ca tad-rasaḥ
deva
O Lord
tvam
You
tāḥ
(water) itself
ca
and
tat
of it (water)
rasaḥ
the taste
ojaḥ saho balaṁ ceṣṭā
ojaḥ
bodily warmth and vitality, due to strength of the vital air
sahaḥ
mental strength
balam
and physical strength
ceṣṭā
endeavor
gatir vāyos taveśvara
gatiḥ
and movement
vāyoḥ
of air
tava
Your
īśvara
O supreme controller .
Important Words
  • rasaḥ — taste
    BG 7.8: raso 'ham apsu kaunteya. Rasa is also the Gauḍīya word for the sweetness of relationship with Kṛṣṇa — Vasudeva names a cosmic principle, but the word secretly opens onto rasa-śāstra.
  • ojaḥ — vitality
    The subtle life-essence in the body, distinct from gross strength. Āyurveda treats ojas as the final refined product of all dhātus; Vasudeva traces it to its true source — Bhagavān.
  • balam — strength
    Physical power. BG 7.11: balaṁ balavatāṁ cāham. The strength by which any being acts is on loan from Bhagavān; no creature lifts a finger by independent force.
  • īśvara — O controller
    Vocative. Vasudeva is not philosophizing in the abstract; every doctrinal statement is addressed directly to his Son. The Bhāgavatam's deepest tattva is always spoken to a Person.
My Lord, You are water, and also its taste and and its capacities to quench thirst and sustain life. You exhibit Your potencies through the manifestations of the air as bodily warmth, vitality, mental power, physical strength, endeavor and movement.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
My Lord, You are water, and also its taste and and its capacities to quench thirst and sustain life. You exhibit Your potencies through the manifestations of the air as bodily warmth, vitality, mental power, physical strength, endeavor and movement.
Commentary

How much more can we say? You are all objects and their essential qualities. Four verses explain this. "O Lord (deva), the ability to satisfy in water, its ability to support life and water itself as well as its taste are all your energy. The oja, saha, bala, cesta and gati of the air element are all your energy."

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

“How can I be so many forms?” O Lord shining in unlimited ways (deva)! All these powers exist in you, the Supreme Lord (īśvara). Ceṣṭā means effort. Gatiḥ means the ability to move. Tatheśvare is another version.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

“How can I be so many forms?” O Lord, you play in many forms (deva)! All these powers exist in you, the Supreme Lord (īśvara). Your powers are inconceivable. Ojas, saha and bala are the śaktis of mind, senses and body respectively. Or ojas is the power be victorious over all. Saha is the power to pervade inside and outside. Balam is the power to destroy. Ceṣṭā is the power of the eyes etc. Gati is quickness. One version has tathā instead of tava. This means everything listed is non-different from you.

Related values & verses
Related values
Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomAbhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)
Related verses
BG 17.20 BG 2.60 BG 5.7 BG 12.5 BG 5.4 BG 16.2 BG 6.1 BG 10.4 BG 3.27 BG 3.11 BG 18.1 BG 3.1 BG 2.55
Concepts
Ishvara
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
You are water, taste, thirst-quenching, life-sustaining. Even the most basic element is fully God — divinity is not reserved for the dramatic but available in every sip.
Reflection Questions
  • When did I last drink water as a meeting with God?
  • What ordinary sustenance could I receive as direct divine contact today?
Analogy

Each sip of cold water on a hot day delivers four gifts at once — taste, refreshment, life, strength — and all four are one Person under four names. Bhagavān is the rasa in the water and the breath in the breath.

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