Gita Verse 9.18

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 9, Verse 18

Sanskrit Verse

गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।

Transliteration

gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣhī nivāsaḥ śharaṇaṁ suhṛit

prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam

Word meanings

gatiḥ—the supreme goal; bhartā—sustainer; prabhuḥ—master; sākṣhī—witness; nivāsaḥ—abode; śharaṇam—shelter; su-hṛit—friend; prabhavaḥ—the origin; pralayaḥ—dissolution; sthānam—store house; nidhānam—resting place; bījam—seed; avyayam—imperishable

Swami Sivananda's translation

I am the goal, the supporter, the Lord, the witness, the abode, the shelter, the friend, the origin, the dissolution, the foundation, the treasure-house, and the imperishable seed.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 9