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The Imperishable Absolute
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्। अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर
adhibhūtaṁ kṣharo bhāvaḥ puruṣhaśh chādhidaivatam adhiyajño ’ham evātra dehe deha-bhṛitāṁ vara
Adhibhuta is the perishable nature of being, and the Purusha is the Adhidaivata. The Adhiyajna is I Myself, here in this body, O best among the embodied.
adhibhūtam—the ever changing physical manifestation · kṣharaḥ—perishable · bhāvaḥ—nature · puruṣhaḥ—the cosmic personality of God, encompassing the material creation · cha—and · adhidaivatam—the Lord of the celestial gods · adhiyajñaḥ—the Lord of all sacrifices · aham—I · eva—certainly · atra—here · dehe—in the body · deha-bhṛitām—of the embodied · vara—O best
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