Bhagavad Gita
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Verse 11
Chapter 10
Verse 12 of 42
Verse 13
Verse 10.12
अर्जुन उवाच परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्। पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम् ॥10.12॥
10.12 arjuna uvāca paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma pavitraṃ paramaṃ bhavān puruṣaṃ śāśvataṃ divyam ādidevam ajaṃ vibhum
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BradOriginal Translation

Arjuna said: You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier. The eternal, divine Person (puruṣa), the primal God, unborn, all-pervading (vibhu).

Stoller MillerLiterary

You are supreme, the infinite spirit, the highest abode, sublime purifier, man's spirit, eternal, divine, the primordial god, unborn, omnipotent.

ZaehnerJesuit

Arjuna said: (12-13) [All-]Highest Brahman, highest home, [all-]highest vessel of purity are You. All seers agree that You are the Person eternal and divine, primeval God, unborn and all-pervading Lord. So too Nārada, the godly seer, Asita, Devala, and Vyāsa [have declared]; and You Yourself do tell me so.

GambhiranandaAdvaita

10.12-10.13 Arjuna said -- You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme Light, the supreme Sanctifier. All the sages as also the divine sage Nārada, Asita, Devala and Vyāsa [Although Nārada and the other sages are already mentioned by the words 'all the sages', still they are named separately because of their eminence. Asita is the father of Devala.] call You the eternal divine Person, the Primal God, the Birthless, the Omnipresent; and You Yourself verily tell me (so).

AdidevanandaVishishtadvaita

10.12 - 10.13 Arjuna said -- You are Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Light, and the Supreme Sanctifier. All the seers proclaim You as the eternal, divine Person, the Primal Lord, the unborn and all-pervading. So also proclaim the divine sages Nārada, Asita, Devala and Vyāsa. You Yourself also proclaim this.

SivanandaVedanta

10.12 Arjuna said -- Thou art the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode (or the supreme light), the supreme purifier, eternal, divine Person, the primeval God, unborn and omnipresent.

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Verse 11
Chapter 10
Verse 12 of 42
Verse 13