Chapter 9 · The Royal Secret · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 9.18 — God as refuge and friend

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

gatirbhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṃ suhṛt | prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṃ nidhānaṃ bījamavyayam ||

Meaning

I am the goal, the support, the Lord, the witness, the home, the refuge and the friend. I am the origin and the dissolution, the ground, the storehouse and the undying seed.

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