Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana YogaChapter 11, Shloka 18 (11.18)
Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं
त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्
त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता
सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे
॥ 11.18 ॥
tvamakṣaraṃ paramaṃ veditavyaṃ
tvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam
tvamavyayaḥ śāśvatadharmagoptā
sanātanastvaṃ puruṣo mato me
Translation
"You are the supreme imperishable, the one to be known; you are the supreme refuge of this universe; you are undying, the guardian of the eternal dharma — I believe that you are the eternal Person."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. akṣaraṃ na kṣaratīti; veditavyaṃ jñātavyaṃ mumukṣubhiḥ; nidhīyate asminn iti nidhānaṃ paraḥ āśrayaḥ ity arthaḥ; śaśvadbhavaḥ śāśvataḥ nityaḥ dharmaḥ tasya goptā.
Acharya Ramanuja. upaniṣatsu dve vidye veditavye (mu. u. 1.1.4) ity ādiṣu veditavyatayā nirdiṣṭaṃ paramam akṣaraṃ tvam eva — the one the Upanishads call worthy to be known is you; śāśvatasya nityasya vaidikasya dharmasya evamādibhiḥ avatāraiḥ tvam eva goptā — the guardian of the eternal dharma through your avataras; and a beautiful ending: yadukulatilakaḥ tvam evaṃbhūta idānīṃ sākṣātkṛto mayā ity arthaḥ — you, the jewel of the Yadu clan — that you are such, I have now seen directly.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.