Chapter 10, Verse 12
Vibhooti Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
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;
English translation
Arjuna said, "You are the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier, eternal, divine Person, the primeval God, unborn, and omnipresent."
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Param Brahma The highest Self. The word Param indicates the pure and attributeless Absolute; free from the limiting adjuncts. It is Satchidananda Brahman. The inferior Brahman is the Brahman with qualities (Saguna) or Isvara; Brahman with the limiting adjuncts or the chosen object of meditation by the devotees. Param Dhama means Param Tejah or the supreme light. From the Creator down to the blade of grass the Supreme Being is the support or substratum. Therefore He is known as the supreme abode. Adideva The primeval God or the original God Who existed before all other gods. This God is Para Brahman Itself. It is selfluminous. Pavitram Paramam Supreme purifier. The sacred rivers and holy places of pilgrimage can remove only the sins but Para Brahman can destroy all sins and ignorance; the root cause of all sins. Therefore Para Brahman or the Supreme Self is the supreme purifier.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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