Garga Samhita (English)

by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words

The Garga-samhita Verse 8.13.70, English translation, including word-by-word: This text represents a Vaishnava scripture which narrates the life Krishna, It was composed in seventeen cantos by Garga Muni: an ancient sage and priest of the Yadu dynasty having. This is verse 8 of Chapter 13 (A Thousand Names of Lord Balarama) of Canto 8 (balabhadra-khanda).

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

ब्रह्म ब्रह्म-धरो ब्रह्मा
ज्ञापको व्यापकह् कविह्
अध्यात्मको ऽधिभूतश् चा-
धिदैवह् स्वाश्रयाश्रयह्

brahma brahma-dharo brahmā
jñāpako vyāpakah kavih
adhyātmako 'dhibhūtaś cā-
dhidaivah svāśrayāśrayah

He is Brahman (brahma), the origin of Brahman (brahma-dhara), the origin of demigod Brahmā (brahmā), the supreme teacher (jñāpaka), all-pervading (vyāpaka), and the greatest philosopher (kavi). He is present in the hearts of all living entities (adhyātmaka). He is present in the material elements (adhibhūta).

He is present among the demigods (adhidaiva). He is the shelter of all shelters (svāśrayāśraya).

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