tvam aká¹£araá¹ paramaá¹ veditavyaá¹ tvam asya viÅ›vasya paraá¹ nidhÄnam tvam avyayaḥ Å›ÄÅ›vata-dharma-goptÄ sanÄtanas tvaá¹ puruá¹£o mato me [18]

tvam paramam aká¹£aram–You are Parabrahma; veditavyam–knowable by the Vedas. tvam param–You are the supreme; nidhÄnam– reservoir; asya viÅ›vasya–of this universe. tvam avyayaḥ–You are the imperishable; Å›ÄÅ›vata-dharma-goptÄ–preserver of Vedic sanÄtandharma, the eternal religion. tvam sanÄtanaḥ–You are the eternal; puruá¹£aḥ–Supreme Personality; (iti)–this is; me–my; mataḥ– understanding. [18]


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You are the Supreme Absolute Truth knowable by the Vedas. You are the supreme reservoir of the universe and the imperishable preserver of the eternal religion described in the Vedas. I now understand You to be the eternal Supreme Personality.

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