Yoga through Understanding the Three Modes of Material Nature
Verse 14.27
ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च।शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च।।14.27।।
brahmaṇo hi pratiṣhṭhāham amṛitasyāvyayasya cha śhāśhvatasya cha dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya cha
Word Meanings
brahmaṇaḥ—of Brahman; hi—only; pratiṣhṭhā—the basis; aham—I; amṛitasya—of the immortal; avyayasya—of the imperishable; cha—and; śhāśhvatasya—of the eternal; cha—and; dharmasya—of the dharma; sukhasya—of bliss; aikāntikasya—unending; cha—and
Translation · English
For I am the abode of Brahman, the immortal, immutable, and everlasting Dharma, and absolute bliss.
Deep Meaning · English
In this pivotal verse, Shri Krishna reveals His absolute ontological status, positioning Himself not merely as a teacher or a historical avatar, but as the foundational substrate (pratiṣhṭhā) of the impersonal Brahman. By declaring Himself the ground of the Immortal, the Imperishable, and Eternal Dharma, He bridges the gap between the Saguna (manifested) and Nirguna (unmanifested) realities. He asserts that the blissful, ultimate state of liberation that seekers aspire to is not an abstract void, but is anchored in His own transcendent nature. For the devotee, this means that the culmination of the path of knowledge (Jnana) and the path of duty (Dharma) inevitably leads back to the personal Divine, who serves as the bedrock upon which the entire structure of spiritual reality rests. By affirming that He is the source of 'aikāntika sukha' (unending bliss), Krishna shifts the spiritual focus from the attainment of external goals to the realization of an internal, divine presence that remains constant amidst the shifting tides of the three Gunas previously discussed in this chapter. This verse serves as the grand climax to the teaching on the modes of nature; it signals that while nature (Prakriti) creates change, the seeker who rests in Krishna transcends the transient to find the immutable support of all existence.
Krishna is the ultimate foundation of the impersonal Absolute, the eternal Dharma, and the infinite bliss that every soul seeks to attain.
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