अर्जुन उवाच ।परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान् ।पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम् ॥
arjuna uvāca | paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma pavitraṃ paramaṃ bhavān | puruṣaṃ śāśvataṃ divyam ādidevam ajaṃ vibhum ||
- अर्जुन · arjuna
- Arjuna
- उवाच · uvāca
- said
- परम् ब्रह्म · param brahma
- the supreme Brahman
- परम् धाम · param dhāma
- the supreme abode
- पवित्रम् परमम् · pavitram paramam
- the supreme purifier
- भवान् · bhavān
- you
- पुरुषम् शाश्वतम् · puruṣam śāśvatam
- the eternal Person
- दिव्यम् · divyam
- divine, luminous
- आदिदेवम् · ādidevam
- the primal God
- अजम् विभुम् · ajam vibhum
- unborn, all-pervading
“Arjuna said: You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier — the eternal divine Person, the primal God, unborn and all-pervading.”
— Original plain-language translation
Arjuna's confession gathers the whole teaching into titles of praise. The friend now names the charioteer as the Absolute. His questions about glories in 10.17-18 flow from this settled conviction.
— Reader's notes (original)