Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10, Verse 12
अर्जुन उवाच | परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान् | पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम् ||
arjuna uvāca paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān puruṣaṁ śāśvataṁ divyam ādi-devam ajaṁ vibhum
Arjuna said: You are the Supreme Brahman, the ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth. You are the eternal, transcendental, original person, the unborn, the greatest.
Arjuna acknowledges Krishna's supreme position with profound recognition. 'Paraṁ brahma'—You are the Supreme Brahman, the ultimate reality. 'Paraṁ dhāma'—the ultimate abode, the refuge of all. 'Pavitraṁ paramaṁ'—the purest, the most sacred. 'Puruṣaṁ śāśvataṁ'—the eternal person, beyond time. 'Divyam'—transcendental, divine. 'Ādi-devam'—the original god, the first deity. 'Ajaṁ'—unborn, without beginning. 'Vibhum'—the greatest, all-pervading. This is Arjuna's full acknowledgment: after hearing Krishna's teachings about being the source of all, Arjuna recognizes Him as the Supreme. This isn't just intellectual understanding—it's heartfelt recognition. Arjuna sees Krishna not just as his friend or charioteer, but as the Supreme Reality itself.