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The Imperishable Absolute
अर्जुन उवाच किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम। अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते
arjuna uvācha kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣhottama adhibhūtaṁ cha kiṁ proktam adhidaivaṁ kim uchyate
Arjuna asked: O Lord of Lords! What is that which people call the Supreme Spirit, what is humanity's spiritual nature, and what is the law? What is matter and what is divinity?
arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said · kim—what · tat—that · brahma—Brahman · kim—what · adhyātmam—the individual soul · kim—what · karma—the principle of karma · puruṣha-uttama—Shree Krishna, the Supreme Divine Personality · adhibhūtam—the material manifestation · cha—and · kim—what · proktam—is called · adhidaivam—the Lord of the celestial gods · kim—what · uchyate—is called ·
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Tell Krishna how this verse meets your life