Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 11.18
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 11.18 · 11 · Verse 18
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।।11.18।।उपनिषत्सुद्वे विद्ये वेदितव्ये (मु0 उ0 1।1।4) इत्यादिषु वेदितव्यतया निर्दिष्टं परमम् अक्षरं त्वम् एव। अस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानं विश्वस्य अस्य परमाधारभूतः त्वम् एव? त्वम् अव्ययः व्ययंरहितः? यत्स्वरूपो यद्गुणो यद्विभवश्च त्वं तेन एव रूपेण सर्वदा अवतिष्ठसे? शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता शाश्वतस्य नित्यस्य वैदिकस्य धर्मस्य एवमादिभिः अवतारैः त्वम् एव गोप्ता। सनातनः त्वं पुरुषो मतो मेवेदामहेतं पुरुषं महान्तम् (तै. आ. 3।12।7)परात्परं पुरुषम् (मु0 उ0 3।2।8) इत्यादिषु उदितः सनातनपुरुषः त्वम् एव इति मे मतो ज्ञातः।,यदुकुलतिलकः त्वम् एवंभूत इदानीं साक्षात्कृतो मया इत्यर्थः।
11.18 You alone are the Supreme 'Imperishable Person' indicated as that which ought to be realised in such Upanisadic passages as: 'Two sciences are to be known' (Mun. U., 1.1.4). You alone are the 'Supreme Substratum' of the universe, i.e., supreme support of this universe. You are 'immutable', namely, not liable to mutation. Whatever might be your attributes and divine manifestations, You remain unchanged in Your form. You alone are the guardian of 'the eternal law' - You who protect the eternal Dharma of the Veda by incarnations like this. I know you are the everlasting Person. I know You are the eternal Person, described in such passages as, 'I know this great Purusa' (Tai. A., 3.12.7) and 'Person who is higher than the high' (Mun. U., 3.2.8). You, who were till now known to me as the most distinguished of the race of Yadu, have been realised by me now through direct perception as of this nature, i.e., of a nature unknown to me before. Such is the meaning.