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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 6

Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action

अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्। प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया

ajo ’pi sannavyayātmā bhūtānām īśhvaro ’pi san prakṛitiṁ svām adhiṣhṭhāya sambhavāmyātma-māyayā

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.6 mean?

Though I am unborn, though my nature is imperishable, and though I am the Lord of all beings, I manifest Myself by My own Maya, presiding over My own Prakriti.

Word-by-word meaning

ajaḥ—unborn · api—although · san—being so · avyaya ātmā—Imperishable nature · bhūtānām—of (all) beings · īśhvaraḥ—the Lord · api—although · san—being · prakṛitim—nature · svām—of myself · adhiṣhṭhāya—situated · sambhavāmi—I manifest · ātma-māyayā—by my Yogmaya power

souldeathconfusiongodnaturestrength

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