B.G 8.09
kaviṁ purāṇamanuśāsitāram aṇoraṇīyāṁsamanusmaredyaḥ। sarvasya dhātāramacintyarūpam ādityavarṇaṁ tamasaḥ parastāt ॥9॥
The omniscient one, the ancient, the ruler, subtler than the subtlest, the sustainer of all, the one with an inconceivable form, of sun-like brilliance, and beyond darkness.
Gīta Bhāshya 8.09
This verse states the object of meditation. 'kavim' - the omniscient; 'dhātāram' - the sustainer of all; 'tamasaḥ' - beyond darkness, i.e. beyond the unmanifest as well. References are given from Vedic testimonial to substantiate the meaning of these words.
dhyeyam āha - kaviṁ iti। kaviṁ sarvajñam
The object of meditation is declared in the verse 'kavi', i.e. the omniscient one.
"yaḥ sarvajñaḥ"
"He who is the omniscient."
iti śrutiḥ।
- it is stated thus in the Vedic testimonials.
"tvaṁ kaviḥ sarvavedanāt"
"You are the 'kavi' as you know everything."
iti ca brāhme।
- stated thus in the Brāhma Purāṇa.
dhātāraṁ dhāraṇapoṣaṇakartāram। 'ḍu dhāñ dhāraṇapoṣaṇayoḥ' iti dhātoḥ।
'Dhātā' means the one who sustains, supports, and nourishes. It is derived from the root verb 'dhāñ' which is declared to mean 'to support and nourish'.
"dhātā vidhātā paramota sandr̥g।"
"The sustainer, the ordainer, the supreme one, and the all-seeing."
iti ca śrutiḥ।
- stated thus in the Vedic testimonial.
'brahmā sthāṇuḥ' ityārabhya 'tasya prasādādicchanti tadādiṣṭa phalāṁ gatim'
The statement begins with 'Brahmā and Śiva' and ends stating 'by his grace they desire and as He ordains, they get the end results'.
iti ca mokṣadharme।
- it is stated thus in the Mokṣa-dharma (section of the Mahabharata).
tamasaḥ avyaktāt parataḥ sthitam
He is called 'tamasa' as he is situated beyond the unmanifest -
"tamasaḥ parastāditi। avyaktaṁ vai tamaḥ। parastāddhi sa tataḥ॥"
"He is said 'tamasa', of darkness, as he is beyond. Indeed, the unmanifest is 'tamasa', the darkness. He is indeed beyond that."
iti pippalādaśākhāyām।
- it is stated in the Pippalāda branch of the Veda.
"mr̥tyurvā va tamaḥ। mr̥tyurvai tamo jyotiramr̥tam॥"
"Death is indeed 'tamasa', the darkness. While Death is darkness, light is indeed immortality."
iti śrutiḥ।
- stated thus in the Vedic testimonial.
