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Bhagavad-gītā 11.38

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada


TEXT 38

Devanagari

त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराणस्-
त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् ।
वेत्तासि वेद्यं च परं च धाम
त्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप ॥३८॥

Verse text

tvam ādi-devaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇas
tvam asya viśvasya paraṁ nidhānam
vettāsi vedyaṁ ca paraṁ ca dhāma
tvayā tataṁ viśvam ananta-rūpa

Synonyms

tvamYou — You; ādithe original Supreme God-devaḥthe original Supreme God — the original Supreme God; puruṣaḥpersonality — personality; purāṇaḥold — old; tvamYou — You; asyaof this — of this; viśvasyauniverse — universe; paramtranscendental — transcendental; nidhānamrefuge — refuge; vettāthe knower — the knower; asiYou are — You are; vedyamthe knowable — the knowable; caand — and; paramtranscendental — transcendental; caand — and; dhāmarefuge — refuge; tvayāby You — by You; tatampervaded — pervaded; viśvamthe universe — the universe; anantaO unlimited form-rūpaO unlimited form — O unlimited form.

Translation

You are the original Personality of Godhead, the oldest, the ultimate sanctuary of this manifested cosmic world. You are the knower of everything, and You are all that is knowable. You are the supreme refuge, above the material modes. O limitless form! This whole cosmic manifestation is pervaded by You!

Purport

Everything is resting on the Supreme Personality of Godhead; therefore He is the ultimate rest. Nidhānam means that everything, even the Brahman effulgence, rests on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. He is the knower of everything that is happening in this world, and if knowledge has any end, He is the end of all knowledge; therefore He is the known and the knowable. He is the object of knowledge because He is all-pervading. Because He is the cause in the spiritual world, He is transcendental. He is also the chief personality in the transcendental world.
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