गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत् ।
प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम् ।। ९.१८ ।।

gatir-bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṁ suhṛt |
prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam-avyayam || 9.18 ||

From these limited dimensions Krishna leads the thinker to loftier and greater relevances. The goal (gatih), protector or supporter (bharta), the one great Lord (prabhuh), the witness (sakshi), the one abode for all (nivasah), the sole refuge, (saranam), the most dependable friend, benefactor (suhrt) – all these qualities are attributed to the Supreme (9.18).

Reaching still higher and subtler concepts and levels, think of the Supreme as the very source of everything (prabhavah), into which all existence dissolves ultimately (pralayah). The Supreme Source is where all exist like stocks in a store-house (sthanam), then to where all merge finally (nidhanam), also the one seed, causal source of one and all (bijam), imperishable to the core (avyayam).