Krishna is the foundation beyond the gunas.
Krishna speaks to Arjuna
ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च |शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च ||१४-२७||
brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāhamamṛtasyāvyayasya ca . śāśvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya ca ||14-27||
Use this verse as Chapter 14 completion reflection.
Meaning
For I am the foundation of Brahman, of immortality, of the imperishable, of eternal dharma, and of absolute bliss.
Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).
In plain words
Krishna is the foundation of Brahman, immortality, eternal dharma, and ultimate bliss.
Word-by-word meaning
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Explanation
Chapter 14 ends by revealing Krishna as the supreme foundation. The path beyond the gunas is not empty detachment; it culminates in Krishna, the basis of imperishable reality and ultimate bliss.
Read the traditional commentary
Krishna closes the chapter by revealing why devotion to Him leads to becoming Brahman: He Himself is the very pratiṣṭhā — the foundation, abode, and ground — of Brahman. The impersonal Absolute is immortal (amṛta) and immutable (avyaya), the support of everlasting dharma and of ekāntika sukha, absolute and unconditional bliss; and Krishna declares that all of this rests in Him.
This is the Gita's profound unifying of the personal and impersonal Divine. To reach the formless Brahman, one need not bypass the loving Lord, for He is its source and standing-place. Thus the devotion praised in the previous verse is no lesser path; in loving Krishna, the seeker is already embracing the ground of the deathless Absolute, eternal righteousness, and perfect joy.
The chapter that began by mapping the bondage of the three guṇas ends by pointing to the One in whom all bondage dissolves — the immortal foundation where knowledge, devotion, and freedom finally meet.
In daily life
End analysis in devotion to Krishna.
A person studying gunas can finish with surrender: Krishna, You are the foundation beyond all states.
Try this today
Close your guna reflection by offering it to Krishna.
Krishna is my foundation, freedom, and bliss.Reflect
Do I use self-analysis to reach Krishna or only to analyze myself?
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Krishna on immortality, in other chapters
- Verse 13.13The ultimate reality cannot be boxed into our usual categories — knowing it directly is what liberates.
- Verse 6.27When passion is stilled and the heart is pure, supreme bliss comes to you of its own accord.
- Verse 11.5The infinite variety of the world is not chaos but the manifold expression of one divine source.
- Verse 2.72The path described in Chapter 2 leads to a state from which there is no falling back — steady, clear, and ultimately free.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 14.27
Who says Bhagavad Gita 14.27, and to whom?
Krishna speaks to Arjuna in verse 14.27, in Chapter 14, Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga (Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 14.27 mean?
For I am the foundation of Brahman, of immortality, of the imperishable, of eternal dharma, and of absolute bliss. (Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 14.27 for daily life?
End analysis in devotion to Krishna. A person studying gunas can finish with surrender: Krishna, You are the foundation beyond all states.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 14.27 mean?
ब्रह्मणः हि — for of Brahman; प्रतिष्ठा अहम् — I am the abode / foundation; अमृतस्य अव्ययस्य च — the immortal and the immutable; शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य — and of everlasting Dharma; सुखस्य ऐकान्तिकस्य च — and of absolute bliss.
Where does verse 14.27 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 27 of 27 in Chapter 14, Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga. It closes the chapter; Chapter 15 begins with verse 15.1.