Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.85.12
నశ్వరేష్విహ భావేషు తదసి త్వమనశ్వరమ్ ।
యథా ద్రవ్యవికారేషు ద్రవ్యమాత్రం నిరూపితమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥
naśvareṣv iha bhāveṣu
[nashvareshv iha bhaaveshu]
tad asi tvam anaśvaram
[tad asi tvam anashvaram]
yathā dravya-vikāreṣu
[yathaa dravya-vikaareshu]
dravya-mātraṁ nirūpitam
[dravya-maatram niroopitam]
Word-for-word
naśvareṣu
—
subject to destruction
iha
—
in this world
bhāveṣu
—
among entities
tat
—
that
asi
—
are
tvam
—
You
anaśvaram
—
the indestructible
yathā
—
just as
dravya
—
of a substance
vikāreṣu
—
among the transformations
dravya - mātram
—
the substance itself
nirūpitam
—
ascertained .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
naśvareṣv iha bhāveṣu
naśvareṣu
subject to destruction
iha
in this world
bhāveṣu
among entities
tad asi tvam anaśvaram
tat
that
asi
are
tvam
You
anaśvaram
the indestructible
yathā dravya-vikāreṣu
yathā
just as
dravya
of a substance
vikāreṣu
among the transformations
dravya-mātraṁ nirūpitam
dravya - mātram
the substance itself
nirūpitam
ascertained .
Important Words
-
naśvareṣu
—
among destructible things
Locative plural of naśvara, 'perishable'. Everything in the field of vyavahāra is destructible — except the Person who underlies them. The verse echoes BG 2.16's sad-asat distinction.
-
anaśvaram
—
the indestructible
Negation of naśvara: 'non-perishable'. Gauḍīyas: Bhagavān's body, name, abode, and associates are all anaśvara — sac-cid-ānanda — even when they appear within the perishable realm.
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dravya-vikāreṣu
—
in the transformations of a substance
Compound: dravya (substance) + vikāra (modification). The classical Vedānta example: clay/pot, gold/ornament. The substance persists; the form transforms. Bhagavān is the dravya of every dravya.
-
nirūpitam
—
is determined, ascertained
Past participle of nir + √rūp, 'to define, fix the form of'. A philosophical technical term. Vasudeva's statement is not poetic; it is śāstra-vat — defining-grade language.
You are the one indestructible entity among all the destructible things of this world, like the underlying substance that is seen to remain unchanged while the things made from it undergo transformations.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
You are the one indestructible entity among all the destructible things of this world, like the underlying substance that is seen to remain unchanged while the things made from it undergo transformations.
Commentary
You are the indestructible pradhana among all the perishable states, just as earth and gold, though permanent take temporary forms like pots and earrings.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
You are the indestructible material cause (upādānam). You as Brahman are the cause of all śaktis.
Śrīdhara Svāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
The śakti for realizing happiness in liberation, for liberated souls, comes from you. You are designated by those who know or are seen to be (nirūpitam) the indestructible consciousness in all causes of the universe (bhāveṣu).
Related values & verses
Related values
Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomAbhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)Karuna (Kindness / Compassion)
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Personal Guidance
Analogy
Gold remains gold whether it is bracelet, ring, or coin — the ornaments change names, the substance does not. Bhagavān is the unchanging substance through every transformation; whatever appears and vanishes does so on His permanence.
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