Bg. 8.1
Devanāgarī
अर्जुन उवाच किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम । अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते ॥ १ ॥
Synonyms
arjunaḥuvāca—Arjuna said;kim—what;tat—that;brahma—Brahman;kim—what;adhyātmam—the self;kim—what;karma—fruitive activities;puruṣa-uttama—O Supreme Person;adhibhūtam—the material manifestation;ca—and;kim—what;proktam—is called;adhidaivam—the demigods;kim—what;ucyate—is called.
Translation
Arjuna inquired: O my Lord, O Supreme Person, what is Brahman? What is the self? What are fruitive activities? What is this material manifestation? And what are the demigods? Please explain this to me.
Purport
Arjuna inquired: O my Lord, O Supreme Person, what is Brahman? What is the self? What are fruitive activities? What is this material manifestation? And what are the demigods? Please explain this to me.
In this chapter Lord Kṛṣṇa answers different questions from Arjuna, beginning with “What is Brahman?” The Lord also explainskarma(fruitive activities), devotional service andyogaprinciples, and devotional service in its pure form. TheŚrīmad-Bhāgavatamexplains that the Supreme Absolute Truth is known as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān. In addition, the living entity, the individual soul, is also called Brahman. Arjuna also inquires aboutātmā,which refers to body, soul and mind. According to the Vedic dictionary,ātmārefers to the mind, soul, body and senses also.
In this chapter Lord Kṛṣṇa answers different questions from Arjuna, beginning with “What is Brahman?” The Lord also explainskarma(fruitive activities), devotional service andyogaprinciples, and devotional service in its pure form. TheŚrīmad-Bhāgavatamexplains that the Supreme Absolute Truth is known as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān. In addition, the living entity, the individual soul, is also called Brahman. Arjuna also inquires aboutātmā,which refers to body, soul and mind. According to the Vedic dictionary,ātmārefers to the mind, soul, body and senses also.
Arjuna has addressed the Supreme Lord as Puruṣottama, Supreme Person, which means that he was putting these questions not simply to a friend but to the Supreme Person, knowing Him to be the supreme authority able to give definitive answers.
Arjuna has addressed the Supreme Lord as Puruṣottama, Supreme Person, which means that he was putting these questions not simply to a friend but to the Supreme Person, knowing Him to be the supreme authority able to give definitive answers.
In this chapter Lord Kṛṣṇa answers different questions from Arjuna, beginning with “What is Brahman?” The Lord also explainskarma(fruitive activities), devotional service andyogaprinciples, and devotional service in its pure form. TheŚrīmad-Bhāgavatamexplains that the Supreme Absolute Truth is known as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān. In addition, the living entity, the individual soul, is also called Brahman. Arjuna also inquires aboutātmā,which refers to body, soul and mind. According to the Vedic dictionary,ātmārefers to the mind, soul, body and senses also.
In this chapter Lord Kṛṣṇa answers different questions from Arjuna, beginning with “What is Brahman?” The Lord also explainskarma(fruitive activities), devotional service andyogaprinciples, and devotional service in its pure form. TheŚrīmad-Bhāgavatamexplains that the Supreme Absolute Truth is known as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān. In addition, the living entity, the individual soul, is also called Brahman. Arjuna also inquires aboutātmā,which refers to body, soul and mind. According to the Vedic dictionary,ātmārefers to the mind, soul, body and senses also.
Arjuna has addressed the Supreme Lord as Puruṣottama, Supreme Person, which means that he was putting these questions not simply to a friend but to the Supreme Person, knowing Him to be the supreme authority able to give definitive answers.
Arjuna has addressed the Supreme Lord as Puruṣottama, Supreme Person, which means that he was putting these questions not simply to a friend but to the Supreme Person, knowing Him to be the supreme authority able to give definitive answers.