Bhagavad Gita 14.3 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Nature is like a mother. I plant the seed of all life.”
What it means
“Great nature is my womb. Into it I place the seed, and from it all beings are born.”
The original Sanskrit
मम योनिर्महद् ब्रह्म तस्मिन्गर्भं दधाम्यहम् । सम्भवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत ॥
mama yonirmahad brahma tasmingarbhaṃ dadhāmyaham sambhavaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tato bhavati bhārata
Translations
Literal translation
My womb is the great-sustainer. In that I place the seed. From that, O scion of the Bharata dynasty, occurs the birth of all things.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे भारत ! मेरी महद् ब्रह्मरूप प्रकृति, (भूतों की) योनि है, जिसमें मैं गर्भाधान करता हूँ; इससे समस्त भूतों की उत्पत्ति होती है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 14.4“Whatever forms are born from any womb, great nature is their mother and I am the father who gives the seed.”