BG 13.23
The self in the body is called the observer, approver, supporter, experiencer, great master, and also the supreme self.
परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः
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upadraṣhṭānumantā — the witness and the permitter
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cha — and
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bhartā — the supporter
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bhoktā — the transcendental enjoyer
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maheśhvaraḥ — the ultimate God
mahā-īśhvaraḥ -
paramātmeti — the supreme self
parama-ātmā -
chāpy — and also
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ukto — is said
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dehe — within the body
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’smin — this
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puruṣhaḥ — universal spirit
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paraḥ — highest, supreme
The self in the body is called the observer, approver, supporter, experiencer, great master, and also the supreme self. One who understands the self and nature, along with the natural qualities, will never be reborn, regardless of what condition they may find themselves in. Some recognize the self through meditation; others, through knowledge and reasoning; and others, through righteous action. But others, having no direct knowledge but having heard from others, worship accordingly. If they are devoted to what they have heard, they too can pass beyond death.
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