Chapter 8 · Akshara Brahma Yoga - The Yoga of the Imperishable BrahmanKrishna
Verse 9
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 8, श्लोक 9
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
कविं पुराणमनुशासितारम्
अणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः।
सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूपम्
आदित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात्॥
Transliteration
Kavim puranam-anushasitaram
Anor-aniyamsam-anusmared-yah
Sarvasya dhataram-achintya-rupam
Aditya-varnam tamasah parastat
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
कविम्kavimthe omniscient
पुराणम्puranamthe ancient
अनुशासितारम्anushasitaramthe ruler
अणोः अणीयांसम्anoh aniyamsamsubtler than the subtle
अनुस्मरेत्anusmaretmeditates upon
यःyahwho
सर्वस्यsarvasyaof everything
धातारम्dhataramsustainer
अचिन्त्यरूपम्achintya-rupamof inconceivable form
आदित्यवर्णम्aditya-varnamluminous like the sun
तमसःtamasahbeyond darkness
परस्तात्parastatbeyond
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जो पुरुष सर्वज्ञ, अनादि, सबके नियामक, सूक्ष्म से भी सूक्ष्म, सबके धाता, अचिन्त्य स्वरूप, सूर्य के समान प्रकाशमान और अन्धकार से परे — ऐसे परमात्मा का अनुस्मरण करता है...
English Translation
He who meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, the Ruler, subtler than the subtlest, the Sustainer of all, of inconceivable form, luminous like the sun, and beyond darkness...
Commentary (टीका)
This verse paints a magnificent portrait of the Supreme Being through a series of divine attributes. God is simultaneously the all-knowing seer, the most ancient reality, the cosmic ruler, subtler than any atom, the sustainer of everything, beyond mental conception, radiant as the sun, and transcending all ignorance. Meditating on these qualities elevates the mind.