Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 4 (14.4)

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Reflective Prompt:

Which of the three forces of nature—harmony, restlessness, or laziness—feels most dominant in your mind right now?

• ▪ Option 1: Restlessness and desire for action, change, or achievement (Rajas).
• ▪ Option 2: Peace, clarity, understanding, and quietness (Sattva).
• ▪ Option 3: Dullness, procrastination, lack of motivation, and fatigue (Tamas).

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 4 (14.4)

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सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः । तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता | | १४-४ | |

sarvayoniṣhu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥ tāsāṁ brahma mahadyonirahaṁ bījapradaḥ pitā

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Line 1:

• सर्वयोनिषु (sarva-yonishu) — सभी योनियों में(in all wombs)
• कौन्तेय (Kaunteya) — हे कुन्तीपुत्र(Arjuna (son of Kunti))
• मूर्तयः (murtayah) — रूप(forms/bodies)
• सम्भवन्ति (sambhavanti) — उत्पन्न होते हैं(are born)
• यः (yah) — जो(which)

Line 2:

• तासाम् (tasam) — उनका(of them)
• ब्रह्म (brahma) — ब्रह्म(the great Cosmos)
• महत् (mahat) — महान(the great Cosmos)
• योनिः (yonih) — योनि(the womb)
• अहम् (aham) — मैं(I)
• बीजप्रदः (bija-pradah) — बीज देने वाला(seed-giving)
• पिता (pita) — पिता(father)

English: O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father.

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Whatever forms are produced in any womb, Arjuna, the great nature (Prakriti) is their mother, and the Supreme is the seed-giving father.

### Shlokas 5-18 **The qualities of Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas described.**

Learnings from Shloka 4:

• The Ultimate Knowledge:: Krishna teaches the highest wisdom, which frees the soul from the cycle of birth and death.
• The Union of Spirit and Matter:: All living beings come from the union of Prakriti (the material energy or Cosmos, described as the womb) and Purusha (the divine Spirit, with Krishna as the seed-giving Father).

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