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Krishna’s natureChapter 9 · The Most Confidential Knowledge
9.79.9

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 9.8

Krishna pervades and governs creation

प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुन: पुन: ।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात् ॥ ८ ॥

prakṛtiṁ svām avaṣṭabhya

visṛjāmi punaḥ punaḥ

bhūta-grāmam imaṁ kṛtsnam

avaśaṁ prakṛter vaśāt

Translation

The whole cosmic order is under Me. Under My will it is automatically manifested again and again, and under My will it is annihilated at the end.

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Understand it

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

Creation Under the Lord’s Will

  1. 1The whole universe is under the Lord’s control, repeatedly created and destroyed by His will.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that the material world is the Lord’s inferior energy, and He enters everything—even each atom.
  3. 3Creation allows living beings to follow their desires, but the Lord does not become involved in their activities.

Where we are

In the story

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

The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.

Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

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Live it

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What does BG 9.8 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

Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.

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Related verses

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BG 9.4Krishna pervades and governs creationBG 9.5Krishna pervades and governs creationBG 11.32Krishna reveals Himself as timeBG 11.51Composure returns in Krishna’s personal presence

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