Gita Verse 10.12

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 10, Verse 12

Sanskrit Verse

अर्जुन उवाच

परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्।

पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम्।।10.12।।

Transliteration

arjuna uvācha

paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān

puruṣhaṁ śhāśhvataṁ divyam ādi-devam ajaṁ vibhum

Word meanings

arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said; param—Supreme; brahma—Brahman; param—Supreme; dhāma—Abode; pavitram—purifier; paramam—Supreme; bhavān—you; puruṣham—personality; śhāśhvatam—Eternal; divyam—Divine; ādi-devam—the Primal Being; ajam—the Unborn; vibhum—the Great;

Swami Sivananda's translation

Arjuna said, “You are the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier, eternal, divine Person, the primeval God, unborn, and omnipresent.”

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 10