Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana YogaChapter 11, Shloka 38 (11.38)
Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराणः
त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्
वेत्ताऽसि वेद्यं च परं च धाम
त्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप
॥ 11.38 ॥
tvamādidevaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ
tvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam
vettā'si vedyaṃ ca paraṃ ca dhāma
tvayā tataṃ viśvamanantarūpa
Translation
"You are the primal God, the eternal Person; you are the supreme refuge of this universe; you are both the knower and the known, and the supreme abode. O you of infinite forms, by you this universe is pervaded."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. puruṣaḥ puri śayanāt — purusha, because he dwells in the city (the body); nidhīyate asmin jagat sarvaṃ mahāpralayādau iti; vettā asi veditā asi sarvasyaiva vedyajātasya; paraṃ ca dhāma paramaṃ padaṃ vaiṣṇavam.
Acharya Ramanuja. viśvasya śarīrabhūtasya ātmatayā paramādhārabhūtaḥ tvam eva — the universe is your body, you are its Self — the supreme support; jagati sarvo veditā vedyaṃ ca sarvaṃ tvam eva; paraṃ ca dhāma sthānaṃ prāpyasthānam — the place to be reached; tvayā ātmatvena viśvaṃ cidacinmiśraṃ jagat tataṃ vyāptam.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.