Bhakti ArohanBhakti Arohan

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 8, Verse 4

अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम् । अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर ॥ ४ ॥

adhibhūtaṁ kṣharo bhāvaḥ puruṣhaśh chādhidaivatam adhiyajño ’ham evātra dehe deha-bhṛitāṁ vara

Translation

The perishable existence is adhibhuta; the cosmic Person is adhidaiva; and I myself, here in this body, am the adhiyajna, O best of the embodied.

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

हे देहधारियों में श्रेष्ठ अर्जुन! उत्पत्ति-विनाश धर्म वाले सब पदार्थ अधिभूत हैं, विराट पुरुष अधिदैव है, और इस शरीर में मैं वासुदेव ही अधियज्ञ हूँ।

Commentary

The changing physical world is adhibhūta; the cosmic being that presides over the gods is adhidaiva. Most strikingly, Krishna says he himself is the adhiyajña — the Lord of all sacrifice, dwelling within every body.