Bhagavad Gita — Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga, Shloka 38

Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga

Devanagari script

त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराणस्

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् ।

वेत्तासि वेद्यं च परं च धाम

त्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप ॥

Transliteration

tvam ādi-devaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇas

tvam asya viśvasya paraṁ nidhānam |

vetāsi vedyaṁ ca paraṁ ca dhāma

tvayā tataṁ viśvam ananta-rūpa ||

Translation

You are the primal Deva, the ancient Puruṣa; You are the supreme refuge and resting-place of this universe. You are the knower and also That which is to be known; You are the highest abode. O One of infinite forms, by You this entire universe is pervaded.

Gita Press Meaning

You are the primal God, the ancient Person; you are the supreme resting-place of this universe. You are the knower and that which is to be known; you are the highest abode. O you of infinite forms, by you this whole universe is pervaded.

Speakers

• Arjuna
• Krishna

Primary Concepts

• Īśvara
• Puruṣa
• Brahman
• Sarva-vyāpti (pervasion)
• Jñātṛ–jñeya (knower–known)

Key Themes

• Divine immanence and transcendence
• Ultimate ground of the cosmos
• Knowledge as oriented toward the absolute
• Theology and metaphysics in synthesis