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Bhagavad Gita Chapter XI – Verse 38 – Verse 39

O You of boundless form, You are the primeval Deity, the ancient Being; You are the supreme Refuge of this universe. You are the Knower, the One to be known and the supreme Goal. By You alone is this universe pervaded. (Bhagavad Gita Chapter XI – Verse 38)

You are the supreme Refuge of the universe, for You alone remain at the time of mahapralaya, universal destruction. You are the Knower, the Spirit within us, and the God to whom all things turn and where they find their rest, being united with You. Where there is oneness, unity, there alone is rest and satisfaction; and that can be found only in the Spirit, the one Reality on which this world of diversity appears like the light that plays on the surface of the water. Moreover,

You are Vayu, Yama, Agni, Varuna, and the Moon. You are the Bhagavan of creatures and the Great-grand sire. Salutations to You, my salutations a thousand times, again and again my salutations to You! (Bhagavad Gita Chapter XI – Verse 39)

Arjuna is in ecstasy. He has become a rishi, a seer of Truth. The scriptures are confirmed, they lie open before him in this vision. His samadhi carries him higher and higher. One truth after another unfolds. The Vedas are eternal. They can be read in all ages, they are stamped on the mind of every one of us. Through the grace of Sri Krishna Arjuna’s spiritual eye is opened and page after page of the Vedas is realized by him. He is exalted. What can he say? Words are weak instruments! How to sing the praises of his beloved Bhagavan? It does not satisfy him. He is beyond all praise. In what direction shall I bow down to You, my Bhagavan? I adore You in the east and in the west, in the north and in the south! You are omnipresent! Where are You not? What are You not?