Bhagavad Gita 11.37
कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन् गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे। अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।
kasmāch cha te na nameran mahātman garīyase brahmaṇo ’py ādi-kartre ananta deveśha jagan-nivāsa tvam akṣharaṁ sad-asat tat paraṁ yat
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| kasmāt | kasmāt | why |
| cha | cha | and |
| te | te | you |
| na nameran | na nameran | should they not bow down |
| mahā-ātman | mahā-ātman | The Great one |
| garīyase | garīyase | who are greater |
| brahmaṇaḥ | brahmaṇaḥ | than Brahma |
| api | api | even |
| ādi-kartre | ādi-kartre | to the original creator |
| ananta | ananta | The limitless One |
| deva-īśha | deva-īśha | Lord of the devatās |
| jagat-nivāsa | jagat-nivāsa | Refuge of the universe |
| tvam | tvam | you |
| akṣharam | akṣharam | the imperishable |
| sat-asat | sat-asat | manifest and non-manifest |
| tat | tat | that |
| param | param | beyond |
| yat | yat | which |
And why should they not, O great Soul, bow to Thee Who art greater than all else, the primal cause even of the Creator (Brahma), O Infinite Being, O Lord of the gods, O Abode of the universe; Thou art the imperishable, the Being, the non-being, and That which is supreme—that which is beyond the Being and the non-being.
हे महात्मन् ! ब्रह्मा के भी आदि कर्ता और सबसे श्रेष्ठ आपके लिए वे कैसे नमस्कार नहीं करें? (क्योंकि) हे अनन्त! हे देवेश! हे जगन्निवास! जो सत् असत् और इन दोनों से परे अक्षरतत्त्व है, वह आप ही हैं।।