Bhagavad Gita 10.12 meaningGlimpses of the infinite
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
Arjuna says: “You are the highest, the purest, the very first being.”
What it means
Arjuna says: “You are the supreme reality, the highest home, the greatest purifier — the eternal, divine, first being, unborn and everywhere.”
The original Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच । परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान् । पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम् ॥
arjuna uvāca paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma pavitraṃ paramaṃ bhavān puruṣaṃ śāśvataṃ divyamādidevamajaṃ vibhum
Translations
Literal translation
Arjuna said: You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme Light, the supreme Sanctifier. All the sages as also the divine sage Narada, Asita, Devala and Vyasa call You the eternal divine Person, the Primal God, the Birthless, the Omnipresent; and You Yourself verily tell me (so).
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अर्जुन ने कहा आप -परम ब्रह्म, पर म धाम और परम पवित्र हंै; सनातन दिव्य पुरुष, देवों के भी आदि देव, जन्म रहित और सर्वव्यापी हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 10.13“All the great sages say this about you, and now you are telling me yourself.”