Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 7: Knowledge and Realization

Bhagavad Gita 7.8

raso'hamapsu kaunteya prabhāsmi śaśisūryayoḥ | praṇavaḥ sarvavedeṣu śabdaḥ khe pauruṣaṃ nṛṣu ||

I am the taste in water, Arjuna. I am the light of the moon and the sun, the syllable Om in all the Vedas, the sound in space, and the vigour in human beings.

Modern context

Krishna now shows where to find him in ordinary experience. He does not say he is the water; he says he is its taste, the very quality that makes water what it is. He is the light of the sun and moon, the sound in space, the vigour in people. This turns the whole world into a place of encounter. The next time you drink water when thirsty, or step into sunlight, the verse suggests, you are touching something sacred. Nothing has to be added to the experience; it only has to be noticed.