Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 6 (4.6)

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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 6 (4.6)

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अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन् । प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय सम्भवाम्यात्ममायया | | ४-६ | |

ajo’pi sannavyayātmā bhūtānāmīśhvaro’pi san prakṛitiṁ svāmadhiṣhṭhāya sambhavāmyātmamāyayā

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Line 1:

• अजः (ajah) — अजन्मा(though unborn)
• अपि (api) — अजन्मा होते हुए भी(though unborn)
• स (san) — सभी प्राणियों का ईश्वर होते हुए भी(though Lord of all beings)
• न (na) — नहीं(not)
• v joined in sannavyayātmā
• यः (yah) — जो(who)
• y joined in sannavyayātmā
• आत्मा (atma) — आत्मा(soul/self)
• भूतानाम् (bhutanam) — सभी प्राणियों का ईश्वर होते हुए भी(though Lord of all beings)
• ईश्वरः (ishvarah) — सभी प्राणियों का ईश्वर होते हुए भी(though Lord of all beings)
• अपि (api) — अजन्मा होते हुए भी(though unborn)
• स (san) — सभी प्राणियों का ईश्वर होते हुए भी(though Lord of all beings)

Line 2:

• प्रकृतिम् (prakritim) — प्रकृति(controlling My own nature)
• स्वाम् (svam) — अपनी प्रकृति को नियंत्रित करके(controlling My own nature)
• अधिष्ठाय (adhishthaya) — आश्रय लेकर(controlling My own nature)
• सम्भवामि (sambhavami) — मैं प्रकट होता हूं(I manifest)
• आत्ममायया (atma-mayaya) — अपनी दिव्य शक्ति से(by My own divine power)

English: have no beginning. Though I am everlasting, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself.

💡 Commentary Note

Krishna explains that though he is unborn and eternal, he manifests through his own divine power. His appearance is not forced by karma like ordinary birth.

This verse distinguishes divine descent from ordinary embodiment. Krishna enters the world by will and purpose, not by helpless compulsion.

Learnings from Shloka 6:

• Both Arjuna and Krishna have had many births:: The difference is that Krishna remembers and knows them all, while Arjuna does not.
• God is unborn and deathless:: Krishna says He is not forced into birth like ordinary beings.
• God becomes visible by choice:: Krishna uses His own divine power to manifest in a form people can see and relate to.
• The question changes:: First Arjuna asks how Krishna could know ancient wisdom. Now Krishna explains where God is and how God can appear among people.
• The infinite can become close:: Krishna is Lord of all beings, yet He stands beside Arjuna as his guide.

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