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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 14.4

The Supreme as origin and seed-giving father

सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तय: सम्भवन्ति या: ।

तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रद: पिता ॥ ४ ॥

sarva-yoniṣu kaunteya

mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥ

tāsāṁ brahma mahad yonir

ahaṁ bīja-pradaḥ pitā

Translation

It should be understood that all species of life, O son of Kuntī, are made possible by birth in this material nature, and that I am the seed-giving father.

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Understand it

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

Kṛṣṇa, Father of All Life

  1. 1All species are born in material nature, and Kṛṣṇa is their seed-giving father.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that material nature is the mother, and living beings appear in various forms according to their past deeds.
  3. 3Understand that Kṛṣṇa is the original father of every living being.

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

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What does BG 14.4 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 14.1The Supreme as origin and seed-giving fatherBG 14.2The 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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