यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः। तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।

Wherever Krishna, the Lord of Yoga, is; and wherever Arjuna, the wielder of the bow, is; there is prosperity, victory, happiness, and a firm policy; this is my conviction.

Path of the Eternal God

Verse 8.9

कविं पुराणमनुशासितार मणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः। सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूप मादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात्।।8.9।।

kaviṁ purāṇam anuśhāsitāram aṇor aṇīyānsam anusmared yaḥ sarvasya dhātāram achintya-rūpam āditya-varṇaṁ tamasaḥ parastāt

Word Meanings

kavim—poet; purāṇam—ancient; anuśhāsitāram—the controller; aṇoḥ—than the atom; aṇīyānsam—smaller; anusmaret—always remembers; yaḥ—who; sarvasya—of everything; dhātāram—the support; achintya—inconceivable; rūpam—divine form; āditya-varṇam—effulgent like the sun; tamasaḥ—to the darkness of ignorance; parastāt—beyond;

Translation · English

Whosoever meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, the Ruler of the whole world, minuter than an atom, the supporter of all, of inconceivable form, effulgent like the sun and beyond the darkness of ignorance.

Deep Meaning · English

In this verse, Krishna elevates the seeker's consciousness from the relative, material world to the absolute nature of the Supreme. By describing the Divine as the 'Kavi' (the ultimate Poet or Seer), He indicates that God is the source of all creative intelligence and the underlying blueprint of the cosmic order. The paradox presented—that He is simultaneously 'smaller than the atom' (aṇor aṇīyānsam) and the 'Support of all' (sarvasya dhātāram)—points toward the Advaitic truth that the Infinite is not excluded from the infinitesimal; rather, the Divine permeates every layer of existence, holding the universe together from within. This is not merely an external deity to be worshipped, but the foundational reality of one's own being. Furthermore, the description of the Divine as 'beyond the darkness of ignorance' (tamasaḥ parastāt) underscores the shift in perception required for spiritual liberation. Krishna is teaching Arjuna that remembrance (anusmaret) is not a cognitive exercise but a state of being where the egoic mind is refined into an instrument of pure light. By contemplating the 'inconceivable form' (achintya-rūpam) that shines like the sun, the seeker dissolves their identification with the changing, dark, and limited nature of the body-mind complex, ultimately resting in the effulgent, unchanging nature of the Self that pre-exists all creation.

True remembrance of the Divine is the meditative act of perceiving the effulgent, subtle, and all-sustaining reality that lies beneath the surface of the material world, far beyond the reach of human ignorance.

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