गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत् | प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम् ||९-१८||
gatirbhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṃ suhṛt . prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṃ nidhānaṃ bījamavyayam ||9-18||
Chapter 9 · Verse 18
Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga
राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग
In plain words
I am the goal the fruit of action. He who nourishes and supports is the huand. I am the witness of the good and evil actions done by the Jivas (individuals).
Translation
9.18 I am the goal, supporter, the Lord, the witness, the abode, the refuge and the friend. I am the seat of origin and dissolution, the base for preservation and the imperishable seed.
Meaning
I am the goal the fruit of action. He who nourishes and supports is the huand. I am the witness of the good and evil actions done by the Jivas (individuals). I am the abode wherein all living beings dwell. I am the shelter or refuge for the distressed. I relieve the sufferings of those who take shelter under Me. I am the friend i.e.. I do good without expecting any return. I am the source of this universe. In Me the whole world is dissolved. I am the mainstay or the foundation of this world. I am the treasurehouse which living beings shall enjoy in the future. I am the imperishable see i.e. the cause of the origin of all beings. Therefore take shelter under My feet.
Word by word
गतिः the goal भर्ता the supporter प्रभुः the Lord साक्षी the witness निवासः the abode शरणम् the shelter सुहृत् the friend प्रभवः the origin प्रलयः the dissolution स्थानम् the foundation निधानम् the treasurehouse बीजम् the seed अव्ययम् imperishable.