yajñānāṁ brahma-yajño 'haṁ
vratānām avihiṁsanam
vāyv-agny-arkāmbu-vāg-ātmā
śucīnām apy ahaṁ śuciḥ

 yajñānām - of sacrifices; brahma-yajñaḥ - study of the Veda; aham - I am; vratānām - of vows; avihiṁsanam - nonviolence; vāyu - wind; agni - fire; arka - the sun; ambu - water; vāk - and speech; ātmā - personified; śucīnām - of all purifiers; api - indeed; aham - I am; śuciḥ - pure.


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Among sacrifices I am study of the Veda, and I am nonviolence among vows. Among all things that purify I am the wind, fire, the sun, water and speech.

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