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Chapter 14 · The Three Modes of Material Nature · 27 verses

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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 14.1

The Supreme as origin and seed-giving father

श्रीभगवानुवाच

परं भूय: प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम् । ‍‍ ॥

यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनय: सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गता: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

paraṁ bhūyaḥ pravakṣyāmi

jñānānāṁ jñānam uttamam

yaj jñātvā munayaḥ sarve

parāṁ siddhim ito gatāḥ

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Again I shall declare to you this supreme wisdom, the best of all knowledge, knowing which all the sages have attained the supreme perfection.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

Supreme Wisdom and Perfection

  1. 1The Supreme Lord again declares the highest knowledge, through which all the sages attained supreme perfection.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that this chapter teaches how nature’s modes bind and liberate us. Understanding it leads to an understanding of devotional service.
  3. 3Seek to understand this knowledge, which has brought great sages to perfection in the spiritual world.

Where we are

In the story

Chapter 14, The Three Modes of Material Nature: the supreme as origin and seed-giving father.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Recognize Kṛṣṇa as the source of all.

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Key ideas in this verse

The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.

Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

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What does BG 14.1 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?

Practice

Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.

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Related verses

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BG 14.2The Supreme as origin and seed-giving fatherBG 14.3The Supreme as origin and seed-giving fatherBG 11.32Krishna reveals Himself as timeBG 11.51Composure returns in Krishna’s personal presence

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