Bhagavad Gita BG 14.27
Chapter 14, Verse 27 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाहं अमृतस्याव्ययस्य च । शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च ॥
brahmano hi pratishtha 'ham amrtasyavyayasya ca shasvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikantikasya ca
Meaning
For I am the abode (pratishtha) of Brahman — the immortal and the imperishable — of eternal dharma and of absolute (ekantika) bliss.
Understanding
The final verse of Ch14 is among the most profound in the Gita: brahmanoh hi pratishtha 'ham (I am the pratishtha — the foundation/abode/ground — of Brahman). This is the ultimate declaration: Brahman itself rests in Krishna (Ishvara). Or: the personal Divine is the gateway to the Absolute. Amrtasyavyayasya ca (the immortal and the imperishable). Shasvatasya ca dharmasya (of eternal/eternal dharma). Sukhasyaikantikasya ca (of absolute bliss — ekantika = one-pointed, absolute, without any admixture). The chapter that began with guna-analysis ends here: transcend the gunas → reach bhakti (v26) → reach Krishna → reach Brahman itself. The path from guna-binding to the Absolute ground is complete.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| प्रतिष्ठा | pratishtha | abode, foundation, ground, that on which something rests |
| अमृतस्य | amrtasya | of the immortal, of the deathless |
| अव्ययस्य | avyayasya | of the imperishable, of the inexhaustible |
| शाश्वतस्य | shasvatasya | of the eternal, of the everlasting |
| एकान्तिकस्य | ekantikasya | of the absolute, of the undivided, one-pointed bliss |
| ब्रह्मणः | brahmaṇaḥ | of Brahman |
| हि | hi | indeed |
| प्रतिष्ठा | pratiṣṭhā | the foundation, the basis |
| अहम् | aham | I am |
| अमृतस्य | amṛtasya | of immortality |
| च | ca | and |
| शाश्वतस्य | śāśvatasya | of the eternal |
| च | ca | and |
| धर्मस्य | dharmasya | of righteousness, of duty |
| सुखस्य | sukhasya | of happiness |
| एकान्तिकस्य | ekāntikasya | absolute, ultimate |
| च | ca | and |
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