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ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च। शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च।।

brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāham amṛtasyāvyayasya ca śāśvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya ca

brahmaṇaḥ (of the Brahman) hi (certainly) pratiṣṭhā (the foundation) aham (I am) amṛtasya (of immortality) avyayasya (of the imperishable) ca (and) śāśvatasya (of the eternal) ca (and) dharmasya (of religion) sukhasya (of happiness) aikāntikasya (ultimate) ca (and).

And I am the basis of the impersonal Brahman, which is immortal, imperishable and eternal and is the constitutional position of ultimate happiness.

Kṛṣṇa ends the fourteenth chapter with a staggering theological claim. Many believe that the formless Brahman (the light) is the highest reality. Kṛṣṇa says: “No, I am the Pratiṣṭhā or the foundation of that Brahman.” Just as the sun is the foundation of the sunlight, the Supreme Person, Kṛṣṇa, is the foundation of the spiritual light. He is the source of all immortality and ultimate happiness. This verse clarifies the Gītā’s hierarchy. The ultimate truth is not a ‘cloud’ or a ‘void’; it is a Person. Kṛṣṇa is the source of the ‘Śāśvata Dharma’—the eternal path of the soul. He is the resting place for all liberated souls. By surrendering to Him, we aren’t just merging into a light; we are coming home to the Creator of that light. It teaches us that our search for happiness (‘Sukhasya’) and eternal life (‘Amṛtasya’) ends with Kṛṣṇa. He is the anchor of the spiritual sky. This conclusion gives us absolute clarity: every spiritual path, including the impersonal one, ultimately rests on the person of Kṛṣṇa. He is the final destination and the source of everything we seek.