त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराणस्त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् ।वेत्तासि वेद्यं च परं च धाम त्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप ॥
tvam ādi-devaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇas tvam asya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam |vettāsi vedyaṃ ca paraṃ ca dhāma tvayā tataṃ viśvam ananta-rūpa ||
- आदिदेवः · ādi-devaḥ
- the primal God
- पुरुषः पुराणः · puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ
- the ancient Person
- निधानम् · nidhānam
- resting place, refuge
- वेत्ता · vettā
- the knower
- वेद्यम् · vedyam
- the knowable
- धाम · dhāma
- abode
- ततम् · tatam
- pervaded, spread
- अनन्तरूप · ananta-rūpa
- O boundless-formed one
“You are the primal God, the ancient Person, the supreme refuge of this universe. You are the knower and the knowable, the highest abode — by you this universe is pervaded, O boundless-formed one.”
— Original plain-language translation
Knower and known collapse into one: Krishna is both the subject who understands and the object understood. This non-dual note inside a devotional hymn shows the Gita holding knowledge and love together.
— Reader's notes (original)