Chapter 7 · Jnana Vijnana Yoga - The Yoga of Knowledge and WisdomKrishna
Verse 6
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 7, श्लोक 6
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
एतद्योनीनि भूतानि सर्वाणीत्युपधारय।
अहं कृत्स्नस्य जगतः प्रभवः प्रलयस्तथा॥
Transliteration
Etad-yonini bhutani sarvani-ity-upadharaya
Aham kritsnasya jagatah prabhavah pralayas-tatha
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
एतत्etatthese two
योनीनिyoninisource of birth
भूतानिbhutanibeings
सर्वाणिsarvaniall
उपधारयupadharayaknow/understand
अहम्ahamI
कृत्स्नस्यkritsnasyaof the entire
जगतःjagatahuniverse
प्रभवःprabhavahorigin
प्रलयःpralayahdissolution
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
सम्पूर्ण प्राणियों की उत्पत्ति इन दोनों प्रकृतियों से है, ऐसा जान। मैं समस्त जगत का प्रभव (उत्पत्ति) और प्रलय (विनाश) हूँ।
English Translation
Know that all beings have their origin in these two natures. I am the source of the entire creation and also its dissolution.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna establishes Himself as the ultimate cause of both creation and dissolution. The two natures — material and spiritual — together give rise to all living beings. This makes God both the efficient and material cause of the universe, the beginning and end of all existence.