Chapter 14 · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Division of the Three GunasKrishna
Verse 4
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 14, श्लोक 4
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।
तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता॥४॥
Transliteration
Sarva-Yonishu Kaunteya Murtayah Sambhavanti Yah.
Tasam Brahma Mahad-Yonir-Aham Bija-Pradah Pita.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
सर्वयोनिषुsarva-yonishuin all wombs/species
कौन्तेयkaunteyaO son of Kunti
मूर्तयःmurtayahforms
सम्भवन्तिsambhavantiare produced
याःyahwhich
तासाम्tasamof them
ब्रह्मbrahmaPrakriti
महद्योनिःmahad-yonihthe great womb
अहम्ahamI
बीजप्रदःbija-pradahthe seed-giver
पिताpitathe father
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे कौन्तेय! सब योनियों में जितनी मूर्तियाँ (शरीर) उत्पन्न होती हैं, उन सबकी महद् ब्रह्म (प्रकृति) योनि (माता) है और मैं बीज देने वाला पिता हूँ।
English Translation
O son of Kunti, whatever forms are produced in all the wombs, the great Prakriti is their womb and I am the seed-giving father.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna clarifies His role in creation — He is the universal father who provides the conscious principle (the seed), while Prakriti is the universal mother who provides the material body. Every species, from the smallest insect to the highest celestial being, owes its existence to this cosmic parentage. This establishes Krishna's intimate connection with all living beings.