BG 11.38

त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराणस्त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् ।
वेत्तासि वेद्यं च परं च धाम त्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप ॥
tvam ādi-devaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇas
tvam asya viśvasya paraṁ nidhānam
vettāsi vedyaṁ ca paraṁ ca dhāma
tvayā tataṁ viśvam ananta-rūpa

Word-for-word meanings

tvam — You [are];  ādi-devaḥ — the primeval God;  purāṇaḥ — the primordial;  puruṣaḥ — Supreme Person;  tvam — You [are];  param — the ultimate;  nidhānam — refuge;  asya — of this;  viśvasya — cosmos;  asi — You are;  vettā — the knower;  ca — and;  vedyam — the knowable;  ca — as well as;  dhāma — the embodiment;  param — [of] transcendence;  ananta-rūpa — O Limitless Form;  viśvam — the cosmos;  tatam — is pervaded;  tvayā — by You.

Translation

You are the primeval God, the primordial Supreme Person. You are the ultimate refuge of this cosmos. You are the knower and the knowable, as well as the embodiment of transcendence. O Limitless Form, the cosmos is pervaded by You!

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