Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 12 (10.12)
Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
अर्जुन उवाच
परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्
पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम्
॥ 10.12 ॥
paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma pavitraṃ paramaṃ bhavān
puruṣaṃ śāśvataṃ divyamādidevamajaṃ vibhum
Translation
Arjuna said: "You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supremely pure — the eternal, divine Person, the primal God, unborn and all-pervading."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. paraṃ brahma paramātmā, paraṃ dhāma paraṃ tejaḥ, pavitraṃ pāvanaṃ; divyaṃ divi bhavam; ādidevaṃ sarvadevānām ādau bhavam; vibhuṃ vibhavanaśīlam.
Acharya Ramanuja (10.12–10.13 together): paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma paramaṃ pavitram iti yaṃ śrutayo vadanti sa hi bhavān — the one the scriptures call the supreme Brahman is you; dhāmaśabdo jyotirvacanaḥ — dhama = light; with evidence from Taittiriya 3.1, Chandogya 3.13.7 and Brihadaranyaka 4.4.16; paramaṃ pavitraṃ paramaṃ pāvanaṃ smartuḥ aśeṣakalmaṣāśleṣakaraṃ vināśakaraṃ ca — the one who removes every sin of the one who remembers him.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.