The ground of everything good

brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāhamamṛtasyāvyayasya caśāśvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya ca

For I am the ground of Brahman, of the deathless and undying, of eternal dharma, and of perfect joy.

What it means

Krishna ends the chapter. He is the pratishtha, the foundation, of Brahman, the infinite. Of immortality. Of eternal dharma, the order of goodness. And of ekantika sukha, perfect, unbroken joy. Everything Arjuna longs for rests on him.

The story

Chapter fourteen began with the best of knowledge and ends with Krishna as the ground of all goodness. Arjuna now knows where to stand when the moods swirl.

In your life

Think of the foundation of a house, unseen, holding everything up. What's the foundation of your life? Spend a quiet moment today naming it.