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Knowledge of the Absolute
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PURPORTE
Puṇya  means that which is not decomposed;  puṇya  is original. Everything in the material world has a certain flavor or fragrance, as the flavor and fragrance in a flower, or in the earth, in water, in fire, in air, etc. The uncontaminated flavor, the original flavor, which permeates everything, is Kṛṣṇa. Similarly, everything has a particular original taste, and this taste can be changed by the mixture of chemicals. So everything original has some smell, some fragrance, and some taste.  Vibhāva  means fire. Without fire we cannot run factories, we cannot cook, etc., and that fire is Kṛṣṇa. The heat in the fire is Kṛṣṇa. According to Vedic medicine, indigestion is due to a low temperature in the belly. So even for digestion fire is needed. In Kṛṣṇa consciousness we become aware that earth, water, fire, air and every active principle, all chemicals and all material elements are due to Kṛṣṇa. The duration of man's life is also due to Kṛṣṇa. Therefore by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, man can prolong his life or diminish it. So Kṛṣṇa consciousness is active in every sphere.
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बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम् । 
    बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामसि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् ॥१०॥
bījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ viddhi pārtha sanātanam buddhir buddhimatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham
bījam —seed;  mām —unto Me;  sarva-bhūtānām —of all living entities;  viddhi —try to understand;  pārtha —O son of Pṛthā;  sanātanam —original, eternal;  buddhiḥ —intelligence;  buddhimatām —of the intelligent;  asmi —I am;  tejaḥ —prowess;  tejasvinām —of the powerful;  aham —I am.
TRANSLATION
O son of Pṛthā, know that I am the original seed of all existences, the intelligence of the intelligent, and the prowess of all powerful men.