Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 294

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-9 Rāja-vidyā Rāja--guhya Yogaḥ

gatir-bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṃ suhṛt | prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṃ nidhānaṃ bījam avyayam || 18 || 18. I am the Goal, the Supporter, the Lord, the Witness, the Abode, the Refuge and the Friend [of the universe]. I am the Seat of origin and dissolution, that which is preserved and the imperishable seed. Commentary The Goal — that which is reached; it means that ultimate state to which all paths lead. The Supporter — one who upholds. The Lord — the one who rules the universe. The Witness — one who directly perceives everything that is going on. The Abode — that in which one resides such as a house etc. The Refuge — the intelligent being who has to be resorted to, who leads one to the attainment of desirable things and avoidance of evils. The Friend — one who desires one’s welfare. The Seat — that focal point [substrata] in which origin and dissolution takes place. That which is preserved (nidhanam) — that which comes into being and is again dissolved. The imperishable seed — that supreme cause which is never extinguished.