Bhagavad Gita
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Verse 17
Chapter 9
Verse 18 of 34
Verse 19
Verse 9.18
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुह्मत्। प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम् ॥9.18॥
9.18 gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṃ suhṛt prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṃ nidhānaṃ bījam avyayam
Translations
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BradOriginal Translation

The goal, the supporter, the Lord (prabhu), the witness, the abode, the refuge, the friend, The origin, the dissolution, the resting place, the receptacle, and the imperishable seed.

Stoller MillerLiterary

I am the way, sustainer, lord, witness, shelter, refuge, friend, source, dissolution, stability, treasure, and unchanging seed.

ZaehnerJesuit

(18) [I am] the Way, sustainer, Lord, and witness;, [true] home and refuge, friend, origin and dissolution, and the stable state [between],—a treasure-house, the seed that passes not away.

GambhiranandaAdvaita

9.18 (I am) the fruit of actions, the nourisher, the Lord, witness, abode, refuge, friend, origin, end, foundation, store and the imperishable seed.

AdidevanandaVishishtadvaita

9.18 I am the goal, supporter, the Lord, the witness, the abode, the refuge and the friend. I am the seat of origin and dissolution, the base for preservation and the imperishable seed.

SivanandaVedanta

9.18 I am the goal, the supporter, the Lord, the witness, the abode, the shelter, the friend, the origin, the dissolution, the foundation, the treasure-house and the seed which is imperishable.

Commentaries

English
Sanskrit Original
Verse 17
Chapter 9
Verse 18 of 34
Verse 19