Bhagavad Gita 4.6 meaningWisdom in action
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I am never born and never die, yet I come into the world when I choose.”
What it means
“Though I am unborn and eternal, the lord of all beings, I appear in the world through my own power, working through nature.”
The original Sanskrit
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन् । प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय सम्भवाम्यात्ममायया ॥
ajo.api sannavyayātmā bhūtānāmīśvaro.api san prakṛtiṃ svāmadhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmyātmamāyayā
Translations
Literal translation
Though I am birthless, undecaying by nature, and the Lord of beings, (still) by subjugating My Prakriti, I take birth by means of My own Maya.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
यद्यपि मैं अजन्मा और अविनाशी स्वरूप हूँ और भूतमात्र का ईश्वर हूँ (तथापि) अपनी प्रकृति को अपने अधीन रखकर (अधिष्ठाय) मैं अपनी माया से जन्म लेता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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