Bhagavad Gita · 9.18
॥
Devanāgarī
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत् ।
प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṁ suhṛt |
prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
गतिःgatiḥthe goal, the path.
भर्ताbhartāthe maintainer, the sustainer.
प्रभुःprabhuḥthe master, the lord.
साक्षीsākṣīthe witness.
निवासःnivāsaḥthe abode, the dwelling.
शरणम्śaraṇamthe refuge, the shelter.
सुहृत्suhṛtthe intimate friend, the well-wisher.
प्रभवःprabhavaḥcreation, the origin.
प्रलयःpralayaḥdissolution.
स्थानम्sthānamthe ground, the support.
निधानम्nidhānamthe treasury, the storehouse.
बीजम् अव्ययम्bījam avyayamthe imperishable (avyayam) seed.
Translation
“I am the goal and the maintainer, the master and the witness, the abode, the refuge, and the dearest friend. I am creation and dissolution, the ground of all, the treasury, and the imperishable seed.”
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