Bhagavad Gita 14.4 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Nature is the mother of all beings, and I am the father.”
What it means
“Whatever forms are born from any womb, great nature is their mother and I am the father who gives the seed.”
The original Sanskrit
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः । तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता ॥
sarvayoniṣu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥ tāsāṃ brahma mahadyonirahaṃ bījapradaḥ pitā
Translations
Literal translation
O son of Kunti, whatever forms are born from all the wombs, of them the great-sustainer is the womb; I am the father who deposits the seed.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे कौन्तेय ! समस्त योनियों में जितनी मूर्तियाँ (शरीर) उत्पन्न होती हैं, उन सबकी योनि अर्थात् गर्भ है महद्ब्रह्म और मैं बीज की स्थापना करने वाला पिता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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