Gita Bhashya -Sankara 445

Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya

(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)

CHAPTER -11

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Tvam-aksaram paramam veditavyam tvam-asya viivasya param nidhānam
Tvam-avyayah śāśvata dharma-gopta sanātanastvam puruso mato me

18. Thou art the Imperishable, the Supreme, the (one) thing to be known. Thou art the great Abode of this universe;

Thou art the undying Guardian of the Eternal Dharma, Thou art the Ancient Purusa, I ween. Thou art the Imperishable, the Supreme Brahman, the one thing to be known by those who seek liberation. Thou art the great Abode, the receptacle, that is to say, the Supreme resting place, of this universe in its entirety. What else? Thou art the undying Guardian of the Eternal Dharma[1], Thou art the Ancient Supreme Purusa; I ween: this is my conviction.

Moreover,

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References and Context

  1. as has been said by the Lord Himself: "For the farm establishment of dharma, I come into being" (IV-8). (A)