गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत् ।प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम् ॥
gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṃ suhṛt | prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṃ nidhānaṃ bījam avyayam ||
- गतिः · gatiḥ
- the goal, refuge-way
- भर्ता · bhartā
- the supporter
- प्रभुः · prabhuḥ
- the lord
- साक्षी · sākṣī
- the witness
- निवासः · nivāsaḥ
- the dwelling
- शरणम् · śaraṇam
- the shelter
- सुहृत् · suhṛt
- the friend
- प्रभवः · prabhavaḥ
- the origin
- प्रलयः · pralayaḥ
- the dissolution
- बीजम् अव्ययम् · bījam avyayam
- the imperishable seed
“I am the goal, supporter, lord, witness, dwelling, shelter, and friend — the origin and dissolution, the ground, the treasure-house, the imperishable seed.”
— Original plain-language translation
Nine shelters in one breath: every human need — direction, upkeep, justice, home, refuge, friendship — is answered personally. Even ending and beginning are him. Nothing needed lies outside this list.
— Reader's notes (original)