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You are the supreme imperishable to be known; you are the ultimate resting-place of this universe; you are the changeless guardian of the eternal dharma; you are, I hold, the everlasting Person.
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् | त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे ||११-१८||
Arjuna
HinduScriptureGodImmortalitySanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 11.18Sanskrit original; contemporary rendering by Wisdom Booth

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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.

Author
Arjuna
Tradition
Hindu
Source text
Bhagavad Gita
Chapter
Bhagavad Gita 11.18
Verse / page
BG.11.18
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GodImmortalitySupreme Being

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