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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 9 · Rāja Vidyā Rāja Guhya Yoga

Shloka 9.18
Lesson 356 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

Sovereign knowledge, devotion and divine immanence. Why is this teaching described as both sovereign knowledge and a profound secret?

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Shloka · Devanagari

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

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣhī nivāsaḥ śharaṇaṁ suhṛitprabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam

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Sandhi-vicheda

gatiḥ+bhartā+prabhuḥ+sākṣhī+nivāsaḥ+śharaṇam+su-hṛit+prabhavaḥ+pralayaḥ+sthānam+nidhānam+bījam+avyayam

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Meaning of each word

gatiḥsource form
the supreme goal
bhartāsource form
sustainer
prabhuḥsource form
master
sākṣhīsource form
witness
nivāsaḥsource form
abode
śharaṇamsource form
shelter
su-hṛitsource form
friend
prabhavaḥsource form
the origin
pralayaḥsource form
dissolution
sthānamsource form
store house
nidhānamsource form
resting place
bījamsource form
seed
avyayamsource form
imperishable
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Translation

Approved English translation pending

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।9.18।। --,गतिः कर्मफलम्? भर्ता पोष्टा? प्रभुः स्वामी? साक्षी प्राणिनां कृताकृतस्य? निवासः यस्मिन् प्राणिनो निवसन्ति? शरणम् आर्तानाम्? प्रपन्नानामार्तिहरः। सुहृत् प्रत्युपकारानपेक्षः सन् उपकारी? प्रभवः उत्पत्तिः जगतः? प्रलयः प्रलीयते अस्मिन् इति? तथा स्थानं तिष्ठति अस्मिन् इति? निधानं निक्षेपः कालान्तरोपभोग्यं प्राणिनाम्? बीजं प्ररोहकारणं प्ररोहधर्मिणाम्? अव्ययं यावत्संसारभावित्वात् अव्ययम्? न हि अबीजं किञ्चित् प्ररोहति नित्यं च प्ररोहदर्शनात् बीजसंततिः न व्येति इति गम्यते।।किञ्च --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 9.18
Course position356 / 701
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