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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 18

The Royal Secret

गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्। प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्

gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣhī nivāsaḥ śharaṇaṁ suhṛit prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam

What does Bhagavad Gita 9.18 mean?

I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge, and the friend. I am the origin, the dissolution, the foundation, the resting place, and the imperishable seed.

Word-by-word meaning

gatiḥ—the supreme goal · bhartā—sustainer · prabhuḥ—master · sākṣhī—witness · nivāsaḥ—abode · śharaṇam—shelter · su-hṛit—friend · prabhavaḥ—the origin · pralayaḥ—dissolution · sthānam—store house · nidhānam—resting place · bījam—seed · avyayam—imperishable

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