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त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्। त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।

tvam akṣharaṁ paramaṁ veditavyaṁ tvam asya viśhvasya paraṁ nidhānam tvam avyayaḥ śhāśhvata-dharma-goptā sanātanas tvaṁ puruṣho mato me

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 11, Verse 18
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
You are the Imperishable, the Supreme Being, worthy of being known. You are the great treasure-house of this universe; You are the imperishable protector of the eternal Dharma; You are the Primal Person, I believe.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: Arjuna says Krishna is the imperishable, the supreme to be known, the ultimate resting place of this universe, the eternal protector of eternal righteousness, and the everlasting Person, again anchoring the overwhelming vision back to foundational, stabilizing claims.

In life: in the middle of an overwhelming experience, it helps enormously to hold onto a few foundational, stabilizing truths you already know, rather than only being swept along by the intensity of the moment.

Teaching: identify a few foundational, stabilizing truths of your own that you can consciously hold onto during your most overwhelming experiences, that anchor makes the intensity more bearable without diminishing it.

tvamyou
akṣharamthe imperishable
paramamthe supreme being
veditavyamworthy of being known
tvamyou
asyaof this
viśhwasyaof the creation
paramsupreme
nidhānamsupport
tvamyou
avyayaḥeternal
śhāśhvata-dharma-goptāprotector of the eternal religion
sanātanaḥeverlasting
tvamyou
puruṣhaḥthe Supreme Divine Person
mataḥ memy opinion

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
11.18 त्वम् Thou? अक्षरम् imperishable? परमम् the Supreme Being? वेदितव्यम् worthy to be known? त्वम् Thou? अस्य (of) this? विश्वस्य of universe? परम् the great? निधानम् treasurehouse? त्वम् Thou? अव्ययः imperishable? शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता Protector of the Eternal Dharma? सनातनः ancient? त्वम् Thou? पुरुषः Purusha? मतः thought? मे of me.Commentary VisvasyaNidhaanam Treasurehouse of this universe? also means abode or refuge or the substratum of this universe. It is because of this that all the beings in the universe are preserved and protected. He is the inexhaustibel source to Whom the devotee turns at all times. Deluded indeed are they that ignore this divine treasurehouse and runa fter the shadow of the objects of the senses which do not contain even an iota of pleasure.Veditavyam To be known by the aspirants or seekrs of liberation? through Sravana (hearing of the scriptures)? Manana (reflection) and Nididhyasana (meditation).Avyayah means inexhaustible? unchanging? undying.