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To that divine One who is in fire, who is in water, who has entered the whole world, who is in herbs, who is in trees — to that God, salutations again and again.
HinduScriptureWorshipGodSanskrit
Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.17

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Hindu
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Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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SU.2.17
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