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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 9

The Imperishable Absolute

कविं पुराणमनुशासितार मणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः। सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूप मादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात्

kaviṁ purāṇam anuśhāsitāram aṇor aṇīyānsam anusmared yaḥ sarvasya dhātāram achintya-rūpam āditya-varṇaṁ tamasaḥ parastāt

What does Bhagavad Gita 8.9 mean?

Whoso meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, more minute than an atom, yet the Ruler and Upholder of all, Unimaginable, Brilliant like the Sun, Beyond the reach of darkness;

Word-by-word meaning

kavim—poet · purāṇam—ancient · anuśhāsitāram—the controller · aṇoḥ—than the atom · aṇīyānsam—smaller · anusmaret—always remembers · yaḥ—who · sarvasya—of everything · dhātāram—the support · achintya—inconceivable · rūpam—divine form · āditya-varṇam—effulgent like the sun · tamasaḥ—to the darkness of ignorance · parastāt—beyond ·

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