कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन् गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे । अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत् ॥ ३७ ॥
kasmāch cha te na nameran mahātman garīyase brahmaṇo ’py ādi-kartre ananta deveśha jagan-nivāsa tvam akṣharaṁ sad-asat tat paraṁ yat
Translation
And why should they not bow to You, O great soul, who are greater even than Brahma, the first creator? O infinite one, Lord of gods, refuge of the universe, You are the imperishable, being and non-being, and what lies beyond both.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
हे महात्मन्! वे आपको नमस्कार क्यों न करें, जो ब्रह्मा से भी बड़े और आदिकर्ता हैं? हे अनंत! हे देवेश! हे जगन्निवास! आप ही अक्षर हैं, सत् और असत् हैं, और उन दोनों से परे जो है, वह भी आप ही हैं।
Commentary
Arjun now answers his own question from verse 31. Sat and asat can mean the manifest and the unmanifest, or effect and cause. Krishna is both, and also what lies beyond both. It is one of the most complete statements of God's nature in the chapter.
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