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त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्। त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।

tvam akṣaraṁ paramaṁ veditavyaṁ tvam asya viśvasya paraṁ nidhānam tvam avyayaḥ śāśvata-Dharma-goptā sanātanas tvaṁ puruṣo mato me

tvam (You) akṣaram (the infallible) paramam (the supreme) veditavyam (to be understood) tvam (You) asya (of this) viśvasya (universe) param (the ultimate) nidhānam (basis) tvam (You) avyayaḥ (inexhaustible) śāśvata (eternal) Dharma (religion) goptā (protector) sanātanaḥ (eternal) tvam (You) puruṣaḥ (personality) mataḥ me (it is my opinion).

You are the supreme primal objective. You are the ultimate resting place of all this universe. You are inexhaustible, and You are the oldest. You are the maintainer of the eternal religion, the Personality of Godhead. This is my opinion.

Arjuna begins to process the philosophical significance of what he is seeing. He deduces that Kṛṣṇa is the ‘akṣaraṁ’, the infallible and supreme objective of all knowledge. He sees that Kṛṣṇa is the ‘nidhānam’—the ultimate foundation or resting place upon which the entire universe is built. Everything in existence is supported by Him. He recognizes Kṛṣṇa as the ‘śāśvata-Dharma-goptā’, the eternal protector of the cosmic moral order. This is why the war is happening—to protect Dharma. Arjuna concludes that Kṛṣṇa is the ‘Sanātana Puruṣa’, the ancient and eternal Person. This realization moves Arjuna from sight to insight; he is seeing the physical form but understanding the metaphysical truth. Arjuna uses the phrase ‘mato me’ (it is my opinion), showing that his intellect has finally fully aligned with the truth. He is no longer just hearing Kṛṣṇa’s claims; he is personally testifying to them. He sees the Lord not as a part of the world, but as the very owner and sustainer of it.