Chapter 9: Rājavidyā-rājaguhya-yoga – Kingly Knowledge, Kingly Secret: Verse 18
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभु: साक्षी निवास: शरणं सुहृत् ।
प्रभव: प्रलय: स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम् ॥
gatir-bhartā prabhu: sākṣī
nivāsa: śaraṇaṃ suhṛt
prabhava: pralaya: sthānaṃ
nidhānaṃ bījam-avyayam – 9.18
The Supreme is the goal, the sustainer, the Lord and the witness. It is the ultimate abode, refuge, benefactor friend, the source, terminus, substratum, the treasure-house, and the imperishable seed of all.
Chapter 9: Rājavidyā-rājaguhya-yoga – Kingly Knowledge, Kingly Secret - Verse 18
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Krishna brings the Supreme closer and closer to the seeker, making him feel all the assurance, relief and promise. He describes the Supreme as the path as well as the goal of life, as the substratum of creation as well as destruction of all. It is the only Lord of the world, and witness of everything. The Supreme is the eternal refuge and abode of all – the one benefactor friend in every plight and mission.
The Supreme is the indestructible seed for the mobile and immobile creation. The entire evanescent variety is Its display. None gets disconnected ever from the Supreme, as It is the sole sustenance of all. As to one’s family member, so to the Supreme as well, one can fondly look to. Feel the Supreme’s embrace in calamity and fortune, success and failure, alike. And feel free, easy, relaxed and safe. What a lofty state will it verily be!
