Chapter 8 Verse 4 of 28

• adhibhūtaḿ kṣaro bhāvaḥ
• puruṣaś cādhidaivatam
• adhiyajño 'ham evātra
• dehe deha-bhṛtāḿ vara

Translation

O best of the embodied beings, the physical nature, which is constantly changing, is called adhibhūta [the material manifestation]. The universal form of the Lord, which includes all the demigods, like those of the sun and moon, is called adhidaiva. And I, the Supreme Lord, represented as the Supersoul in the heart of every embodied being, am called adhiyajña [the Lord of sacrifice].

Synonyms

• adhibhūtam

  the physical manifestation

• kṣaraḥ

  constantly changing

• bhāvaḥ

  nature

• puruṣaḥ

  the universal form, including all the demigods, like the sun and moon

• ca

  and

• adhidaivatam

  called adhidaiva

• adhiyajñaḥ

  the Supersoul

• aham

  I (Krsna)

• eva

  certainly

• atra

  in this

• dehe

  body

• bhṛtām

  of the embodied

• vara

  O best.

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