BG 9.18
I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the home, the shelter, and the trusted friend. I am the creation and I am the destruction. I am the basis of everything and the eternal seed.
प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्
Biblical comparison
John 14:6 - “Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus Answered – “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
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gatir — the supreme goal
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bhartā — sustainer
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prabhuḥ — master
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sākṣhī — witness
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nivāsaḥ — abode
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śharaṇaṁ — shelter
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suhṛit — friend
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prabhavaḥ — the origin
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pralayaḥ — dissolution
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sthānaṁ — store house
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nidhānaṁ — resting place
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bījam — seed
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avyayam — imperishable
I am the ritual, I am the sacrifice, and I am the offering. I am the medicinal herb and melted butter that is offered to the fire. I am the father, mother, guardian, and grandfather of this universe. I am the object of knowledge, the purifying syllable Om, and the sacred scriptures. I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the home, the shelter, and the trusted friend. I am the creation and I am the destruction. I am the basis of everything and the eternal seed. I give heat and withhold rain. I am death and immortality, being and non-being.
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Of all the creative powers, I am the creator. Of all the luminous bodies, I am the radiant sun. Of the winds, I am the whirlwind, and among the stars, I am the moon.
- Verse 10.21
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I am the seed of all beings, the intellect of the intelligent, and the splendor of the splendid.
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You are the imperishable, the supreme one to be known. You are the great keeper of the universe, guardian of eternal life, and the everlasting spirit.
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