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Krishna’s natureChapter 9 · The Most Confidential Knowledge
9.49.6

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 9.5

Krishna pervades and governs creation

न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम् ।

भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावन: ॥ ५ ॥

na ca mat-sthāni bhūtāni

paśya me yogam aiśvaram

bhūta-bhṛn na ca bhūta-stho

mamātmā bhūta-bhāvanaḥ

Translation

And yet everything that is created does not rest in Me. Behold My mystic opulence! Although I am the maintainer of all living entities and although I am everywhere, I am not a part of this cosmic manifestation, for My Self is the very source of creation.

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Kṛṣṇa’s Mystic Power

  1. 1Kṛṣṇa is everywhere and maintains all living beings, yet He is not part of creation. He is its source.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that everything rests on Kṛṣṇa’s energy, while He remains separate. His will alone creates, maintains and destroys everything.
  3. 3Do not think that supporting the universe makes Kṛṣṇa tired. His power is beyond our understanding.

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Chapter 9, The Most Confidential Knowledge: krishna pervades and governs creation.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Recognize Kṛṣṇa as the source of all.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

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What does BG 9.5 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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The story behind it

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Related verses

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BG 9.4Krishna pervades and governs creationBG 9.6Krishna pervades and governs creationBG 11.32Krishna reveals Himself as timeBG 11.51Composure returns in Krishna’s personal presence

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