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Chapter 11 · Verse 18 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 11.18

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Sanskrit

त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्। त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।

Transliteration

tvam akṣharaṁ paramaṁ veditavyaṁ tvam asya viśhvasya paraṁ nidhānam tvam avyayaḥ śhāśhvata-dharma-goptā sanātanas tvaṁ puruṣho mato me

Word by Word

tvam you
akṣharam the imperishable
paramam the supreme being
veditavyam worthy of being known
tvam you
asya of this
viśhwasya of the creation
param supreme
nidhānam support
tvam you
avyayaḥ eternal
śhāśhvata-dharma-goptā protector of the eternal religion
sanātanaḥ everlasting
tvam you
puruṣhaḥ the Supreme Divine Person
mataḥ me my opinion
Simplified Perspective

Arjuna has moved from fear to recognition—he sees in Krishna not merely a divine form, but the very ground of existence itself, the imperishable reality that holds all creation in its embrace. The Vedantic truth crystallizes here: that which is beyond decay, beyond time, beyond all change is the only thing truly worth knowing.

When we release our grip on the transient and turn our gaze inward to the eternal Self that Krishna embodies, we discover the unshakeable foundation that has always supported our deepest life.

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Bhagavad Gita 11.18 — BG 11.18

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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