श्लोक 4 – Verse 4
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।
अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
adhibhūtaṁ kṣharo bhāvaḥ puruṣhaśh chādhidaivatam
adhiyajño ’ham evātra dehe deha-bhṛitāṁ vara
शब्दों का अर्थ
adhibhūtam—the ever changing physical manifestation; kṣharaḥ—perishable; bhāvaḥ—nature; puruṣhaḥ—the cosmic personality of God, encompassing the material creation; cha—and; adhidaivatam—the Lord of the celestial gods; adhiyajñaḥ—the Lord of all sacrifices; aham—I; eva—certainly; atra—here; dehe—in the body; deha-bhṛitām—of the embodied; vara—O best
Translations by Teachers (आचार्यो द्वारा अनुवाद):
Swami Ramsukhdas (Hindi)
।।8.4।। हे देहधारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ अर्जुन ! क्षरभाव अर्थात् नाशवान् पदार्थको अधिभूत कहते हैं, पुरुष अर्थात् हिरण्यगर्भ ब्रह्माजी अधिदैव हैं और इस देहमें अन्तर्यामीरूपसे मैं ही अधियज्ञ हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda (Hindi)
।।8.4।। हे देहधारियों में श्रेष्ठ अर्जुन ! नश्वर वस्तु (पंचमहाभूत) अधिभूत और पुरुष अधिदैव है; इस शरीर में मैं ही अधियज्ञ हूँ।।
Swami Adidevananda (English)
That which exists in the physical plane is the mutable entity, and what exists in the divine plane is the Person. O best among the embodied beings, I Myself am the entity that exists in the sacrifice within this body.
Swami Gambirananda (English)
That which exists in the physical plane is the mutable entity, and what exists in the divine plane is the Person. O best among the embodied beings, I Myself am the entity that exists in the sacrifice within this body.
Swami Sivananda (English)
Adhibhuta—knowledge of the elements—pertains to My perishable nature, and the Purusha, or the Soul, is the Adhidaiva; I alone am the Adhiyajna here in this body, O best among the embodied.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan (English)
The changing nature is the lord of the material beings; the Person alone is the lord of the divinities; I am alone the Lord of sacrifices, and I, the best of the embodied souls, dwell in this body.
Shri Purohit Swami (English)
Matter consists of forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of their race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee.
