TEXT 18
त्वम् अक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं
त्वम् अस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् ।
त्वम् अव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता
सनातनस् त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे ॥ १८ ॥
tvam akṣaraṁ paramaṁ veditavyaṁ
tvam asya viśvasya paraṁ nidhānam
tvam avyayaḥ śāśvata-dharma-goptā
sanātanas tvaṁ puruṣo mato me
SYNONYMS
tvam—You; akṣaram—the infallible; paramam—supreme; veditavyam—to be understood; tvam—You; asya—of this; viśvasya—universe; param—supreme; nidhānam—basis; tvam—You; avyayaḥ—inexhaustible; śāśvata-dharma-goptā—maintainer of the eternal religion; sanātanaḥ—eternal; tvam—You; puruṣaḥ—the Supreme Personality; mataḥ me—this is my opinion.
TRANSLATION
You are the supreme primal objective. You are the ultimate resting place of all this universe. You are inexhaustible, and You are the oldest. You are the maintainer of the eternal religion, the Personality of Godhead. This is my opinion.
