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गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा। पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः।।

gām āviśya ca bhūtāni dhārayāmy aham ojasā puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ

gām (the earth) āviśya (entering) ca (and) bhūtāni (all living beings) dhārayāmi (sustain) aham (I) ojasā (by My energy) puṣṇāmi (nourish) ca (and) auṣadhīḥ (vegetables/herbs) sarvāḥ (all) somaḥ (the moon) bhūtvā (becoming) rasa-ātmakaḥ (supplying the juice).

I enter into each planet, and by My energy they stay in orbit. I become the moon and thereby supply the juice of life to all vegetables.

Kṛṣṇa identifies Himself as the force behind gravity and nutrition. He explains that He enters the planets to hold them in their orbits by His own energy (‘Ojasā’). Without this divine presence, the earth and other celestial bodies would fly apart. He is the invisible weight and stability that allows life to exist on a solid foundation. Furthermore, He describes how He becomes the moon to supply the vital ‘Rasa’ or juice of life to all vegetables and plants. In the Vedic understanding, the moon is responsible for the flavor, vitamins, and nourishing potency in our food. Kṛṣṇa is not just the creator of the world; He is the active provider of the nutrition that keeps our bodies healthy and our food tasty. This teaches us to be grateful for the very earth we stand on and the food we eat. Every bite of a vegetable or fruit contains a ‘juice’ that was provided by the Lord’s lunar energy. We are not sustained by dead chemicals, but by the living energy of God. By recognizing Kṛṣṇa as the maintainer of the planets and the nourisher of the fields, we find a deep sense of security and belonging in the cosmos.