Verse 8.9

कविं पुराणमनुशासितार-

मणोरणीयंसमनुस्मरेद्यः ।

सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूप-

मादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात् ॥

8.9

Transliteration

kaviṃ purāṇamanuśāsitāra-

maṇoraṇīyaṃsamanusmaredyaḥ |

sarvasya dhātāramacintyarūpa-

mādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt ||

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

Translation

Whosoever meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, the Ruler (of the whole world), minuter than an atom, the supporter of all, of inconceivable form, effulgent like the sun and beyond the darkness of ignorance.

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Word by word

the all-seeing
the ancient
the ruler

than the atom
subtler
would remember
who

of all
the sustainer
of inconceivable form

radiant as the sun
darkness
beyond

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

Explanation

In a longer metre, Krishna describes the one on whom to meditate. He is kavi, the seer or wise one; purāṇa, the ancient; the ruler; subtler than the subtlest; the sustainer of all; of a form beyond thought; radiant like the sun; beyond darkness. The verse gathers many attributes into one sentence, mixing the intimate and the cosmic. Such lists help the meditator hold before the mind a reality that cannot be grasped by a single image. The sentence continues into the next verse.