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Bhagavad-gītā 9.16

BG 9.16

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अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाहमहमौषधम् । मन्त्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम् ॥१६॥

Sanskrit

ahaṁ kratur ahaṁ yajñaḥ svadhāham aham auṣadham mantro 'ham aham evājyam aham agnir ahaṁ hutam

Translation

But it is I who am the ritual, I the sacrifice, the offering to the ancestors, the healing herb, the transcendental chant. I am the butter and the fire and the offering.