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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 38

The Universal Form

त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराण स्त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्। वेत्तासि वेद्यं च परं च धाम त्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप

tvam ādi-devaḥ puruṣhaḥ purāṇas tvam asya viśhvasya paraṁ nidhānam vettāsi vedyaṁ cha paraṁ cha dhāma tvayā tataṁ viśhvam ananta-rūpa

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.38 mean?

You are the primal God, the ancient Person; You are the supreme resting place of this universe. You are the knower and that which is to be known, and the supreme Abode. By You is this universe pervaded, O One of infinite forms!

Word-by-word meaning

tvam—you · ādi-devaḥ—the original Divine God · puruṣhaḥ—personality · purāṇaḥ—primeval · tvam—you · asya—of (this) · viśhwasya—universe · param—Supreme · nidhānam—resting place · vettā—the knower · asi—you are · vedyam—the object of knowledge · cha—and · param—Supreme · cha—and · dhāma—Abode · tvayā—by you · tatam—pervaded · viśhwam—the universe · ananta-rūpa—posessor of infinite forms

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