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Bhagavad Gita 7.8
The sacred is not far away. It's in the taste of water, the light of the morning, the strength in you.
Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 7, Verse 8
रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।
प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु॥
raso 'ham apsu kaunteya prabhāsmi śaśi-sūryayoḥ
praṇavaḥ sarva-vedeṣu śabdaḥ khe pauruṣaṁ nṛṣu
Translation
I am the taste in water, Arjuna, the light of the moon and the sun. I am the sacred syllable Om in all the Vedas, the sound in space, and the strength in human beings.
हिन्दी भावार्थ
हे कौन्तेय, मैं जल में रस हूँ, चंद्रमा और सूर्य में प्रकाश हूँ, सब वेदों में ओंकार हूँ, आकाश में शब्द हूँ और मनुष्यों में पुरुषार्थ हूँ।
In simple words Interpretation
The sacred is not far away. It's in the taste of water, the light of the morning, the strength in you.
Context
Krishna begins describing how the Divine can be recognised in ordinary things.
When this may help
When life feels flat or empty, and you want to notice beauty in simple things again.
Reflection question
What simple thing today could you notice as if for the first time?
A small practice
Drink one glass of water slowly today, paying attention to its taste and coolness.
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