Verse 4, Chapter 8 (Verse 8.4) - Bhagavad Gita

अधिभूतं क्षरो भाव: पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम् ।
अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर ॥ ४ ॥

Audio Narration

English Transliteration

adhibhūtaṁ kṣharo bhāvaḥ puruṣhaśh chādhidaivatam
adhiyajño ’ham evātra dehe deha-bhṛitāṁ vara

Hindi Translation

श्लोक ४: भौतिक प्रकृति, जो हर समय बदलती रहती है, उसे अधिभूत कहा जाता है; परमेश्वर के विराट रूप को अधिदेव कहा जाता है; और मैं, जो प्रत्येक देहधारी प्राणी के हृदय में निवास करता हूं, मैं अधियज्ञ हूँ।

English Translation

Shloka 4: The physical nature which is constantly changing is called adhibhuta; the universal form of God is called Adhidaiva; and I, who dwells in the heart of every embodied being, am called Adhiyajna.

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