Bhagavad Gita 8.9
Akshara Brahma Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
कविं पुराणमनुशासितार- मणोरणीयंसमनुस्मरेद्यः | सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूप- मादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात् ||८-९||
Transliteration
kaviṃ purāṇamanuśāsitāraṃ aṇoraṇīyaṃsamanusmaredyaḥ . sarvasya dhātāramacintyarūpaṃ ādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt ||8-9||
Whosoever meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, the Ruler (of the whole world), minuter than an atom, the supporter of all, of inconceivable form, effulgent like the sun and beyond the darkness of ignorance.
Word by Word
कविम् Omniscient, पुराणम् Ancient, अनुशासितारम् the Ruler (of the whole world), अणोः than atom, अणीयांसम् minuter, अनुस्मरेत् remembers, यः who, सर्वस्य of all, धातारम् supporter, अचिन्त्यरूपम् one whose form is inconceivable, आदित्यवर्णम् effulgent like the sun, तमसः from the darkness (of ignorance), परस्तात् beyond
Classical Commentary
Kavim The sage, seer or poet, the omniscient. The Lord dispenses the fruits of actions of the Jivas (individual souls). He is the Ruler of the world. It is very difficult to conceive the form of the Lord. He is selfluminous and He illumies everything like the sun.