SB 10.85.12

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 85: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Vasudeva and Retrieves Devakī's Sons

SB 10.85.11

SB 10.85.13

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 12

naśvareṣv iha bhāveṣu
tad asi tvam anaśvaram
yathā dravya-vikāreṣu
dravya-mātraṁ nirūpitam

SYNONYMS

naśvareṣu—subject to destruction; iha—in this world; bhāveṣu—among entities; tat—that; asi—are; tvam—You; anaśvaram—the indestructible; yathā—just as; dravya—of a substance; vikāreṣu—among the transformations; dravya-mātram—the substance itself; nirūpitam—ascertained.

TRANSLATION

You are the one indestructible entity among all the destructible things of this world, like the underlying substance that is seen to remain unchanged while the things made from it undergo transformations.