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14.27Krishna
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ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च ।शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च ॥

brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāham amṛtasyāvyayasya ca |śāśvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya ca ||

हि · hi
indeed
प्रतिष्ठा · pratiṣṭhā
the foundation, abode
अहम् · aham
I
अमृतस्य · amṛtasya
of the deathless
अव्ययस्य · avyayasya
of the imperishable
शाश्वतस्य · śāśvatasya
of the eternal
धर्मस्य · dharmasya
of dharma, righteousness
सुखस्य · sukhasya
of joy
ऐकान्तिकस्य · aikāntikasya
of the absolute, unalloyed

For I am the foundation of Brahman — of the deathless and imperishable, of the eternal law, and of unalloyed joy.

Original plain-language translation

The chapter ends on a majestic identity: the personal Lord as the ground of the impersonal Absolute. Brahman, dharma, and bliss all rest in Krishna. This prepares the fifteenth chapter's unveiling of the Supreme Person beyond both the perishing and the imperishable.

Reader's notes (original)