ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च ।शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च ॥
brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhā'hamamṛtasyāvyayasya ca |śāśvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya ca ||
For I am the foundation of Brahman — the immortal and imperishable — and of eternal dharma and of absolute happiness.
Explanation
Krishna ends the chapter on the three gunas (the qualities of nature) by explaining why devotion to him takes a person beyond them. He says he is the ground (pratiṣṭhā) of Brahman — immortal and imperishable — of lasting dharma (the order that upholds life) and of complete happiness (sukha). Traditions differ on "Brahman" here: Advaita often reads it as the impersonal absolute that rests in Krishna's true nature, while devotional schools read Krishna as the supreme source of which Brahman is an aspect.