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गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत् ।
प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम् ॥ १८ ॥

gatir bharta prabhuh saksi

nivasah saranam suhrt

prabhavah pralayah sthanam

nidhanam bijam avyayam

gatih-goal; bharta-sustainer; prabhuh-Lord; saksi-witness; nivasah-abode; saranam-refuge; suhrt-most intimate friend; prabhavah-creation; pralayah-dissolution; sthanam-ground; nidhanam-resting place; bijam-seed; avyayam-imperishable.