Bhagavad Gita · 4.6
॥
Devanāgarī
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन् ।
प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय सम्भवाम्यात्ममायया ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ajo 'pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro 'pi san |
prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ātmamāyayā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अजः अपि सन्ajaḥ api sanalthough I am unborn
अव्ययात्माavyaya-ātmāand My body (ātman) is imperishable
भूतानाम्bhūtānāmof all living beings
ईश्वरः अपि सन्īśvaraḥ api sanalthough I am the Lord
प्रकृतिम्prakṛtiminto material nature
स्वाम्svāminto My own
अधिष्ठायadhiṣṭhāyadescending, establishing Myself
सम्भवामिsambhavāmiI appear, I come
आत्ममाययाātma-māyayāby My internal potency (ātma-māyā)
Translation
“Although I am unborn, My body is imperishable, and I am the Lord of all living beings, yet I descend [into this world], abiding in My own original spiritual nature, through My internal potency (ātma-māyā).”
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