Bhagavad Gita 10.12
Sanskrit
परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्।
पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम्
Transliteration
paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān
puruṣhaṁ śhāśhvataṁ divyam ādi-devam ajaṁ vibhum
Synonyms
arjunaḥ uvāca: Arjuna said;
param: supreme;
brahma: truth;
param: supreme;
dhāma: sustenance;
pavitram: pure;
paramam: supreme;
bhavān: You;
puruṣam: personality;
śāśvatam: eternal;
divyam: transcendental;
ādi: devam — the original Lord;
ajam: unborn;
vibhum: greatest;
āhuḥ: say;
tvām: of You;
ṛṣayaḥ: sages;
sarve: all;
deva: ṛṣiḥ — the sage among the demigods;
nāradaḥ: Nārada;
tathā: also;
asitaḥ: Asita;
devalaḥ: Devala;
vyāsaḥ: Vyāsa;
svayam: personally;
ca: also;
eva: certainly;
bravīṣi: You are explaining;
me: unto me .;
English Meaning
Arjuna said: You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth. You are the eternal, transcendental, original person, the unborn, the greatest. All the great sages such as Nārada, Asita, Devala and Vyāsa confirm this truth about You, and now You Yourself are declaring it to me.
Life Theme
Seeing Greatness
Life Application
Appreciating excellence and inspiration in leaders, teachers, or nature.