Bhagavad Gita 10.6 meaningGlimpses of the infinite
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“The first wise people and the first families were born from my mind.”
What it means
“The great sages of old and the first ancestors of humanity were born from my mind, and from them came all the creatures of the world.”
The original Sanskrit
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा । मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः ॥
maharṣayaḥ sapta pūrve catvāro manavastathā madbhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣāṃ loka imāḥ prajāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
The seven great sages as also the four Manus of anceint days, of whom are these creatures in the world, had their thoughts fixed on Me, and they were born from My mind.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
सात महर्षिजन, पूर्वकाल के चार (सनकादि) तथा (चौदह) मनु ये मेरे प्रभाव वाले मेरे संकल्प से उत्पन्न हुए हैं, जिनकी संसार (लोक) में यह प्रजा है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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