Verse 14.27

ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च ।

शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च ॥

14.27

Transliteration

brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāhamamṛtasyāvyayasya ca |

śāśvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya ca ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

For I am the abode of Brahman, the immortal and the immutable, of everlasting Dharma and of absolute bliss.

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Word by word

of Brahman
for
the abode
I am
of the immortal
of the imperishable
and

of the eternal
and
of dharma
of bliss
of the absolute
and

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

The chapter ends with Krishna explaining why devotion to him leads to Brahman. He is the pratiṣṭhā, the foundation or ground, of Brahman, of the immortal and imperishable, of eternal dharma and of unending happiness. This verse has been read in different ways. Some take it to mean that Krishna is the personal form in which the impersonal Brahman is fully present; others, that the divine person is the source on which Brahman itself rests. All readings agree that the goal described throughout the chapter is found in the one Arjuna is speaking with.