Verse 9.18
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत् । प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम् ॥ ९.१८ ॥
प्राप्त होनेयोग्य परम धाम, भरण-पोषण करनेवाला, सबका स्वामी, शुभाशुभका देखनेवाला, सबका वासस्थान, शरण लेनेयोग्य, प्रत्युपकार न चाहकर हित करनेवाला, सबकी उत्पत्ति प्रलयका हेतु, – स्थितिका आधार, निधान’ और अविनाशी कारण भी मैं ही हूँ|
O Dear Arjuna, I support and preserve all the creation in the universe; I am the Supreme Lord of all; the witness of all occurrences, the shelter; the refuge; the well-wisher of all beings; the absolute beginning and origin of things, and the absolute end termination of all things.
Furthermore, Arjuna, I am the resting place and storage place (refuge) into which all beings come together when the time of universal destruction is at hand. Know Me also, as the one imperishable, indestructible seed from which all beings in the universe are cultivated.