Chapter 9 · Verse 18

Yoga through the King of Sciences

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

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

Word Meanings

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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Translation

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

Commentary

गतिः the goal? भर्ता the supporter? प्रभुः the Lord? साक्षी the witness? निवासः the abode? शरणम् the shelter? सुहृत् the friend? प्रभवः the origin? प्रलयः the dissolution? स्थानम् the foundation? निधानम् the treasurehouse? बीजम् the seed? अव्ययम् imperishable.Commentary I am the goal? the fruit of action. He who nourishes and supports is the huand. I am the witness of the good and evil actions done by the Jivas (individuals). I am the abode wherein all living beings dwell. I am the shelter or refuge for the distressed. I relieve the sufferings of those who take shelter under Me. I am the friend? i.e.? I do good without expecting any return. I am the source of this universe. In Me the whole world is dissolved. I am the mainstay or the foundation of this world. I am the treasurehouse which living beings shall enjoy in the future. I am the imperishable see? i.e.? the cause of the origin of all beings. Therefore? take shelter under My feet.