Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 7: Knowledge and Realization
Bhagavad Gita 7.9
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ ।
जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु ॥
puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛthivyāṃ ca tejaścāsmi vibhāvasau | jīvanaṃ sarvabhūteṣu tapaścāsmi tapasviṣu ||
I am the pure fragrance of the earth and the brilliance in fire. I am the life in all beings, and the austerity in ascetics.
Modern context
The list continues: the clean fragrance of earth, the brilliance of fire, the life in every being, the discipline in those who practise. Think of the smell of the ground after the first rain. That sweet scent, the verse says, is the divine. So is the warmth and glow of a fire, and so is the simple fact of being alive. The last item is striking. The effort of a person working hard at self-discipline is also named as a presence of the divine.