Yoga through Understanding the Three Modes of Material Nature
Verse 14.3
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
mama yonir mahad brahma tasmin garbhaṁ dadhāmy aham sambhavaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ tato bhavati bhārata
Word Meanings
mama—my; yoniḥ—womb; mahat brahma—the total material substance, prakṛiti; tasmin—in that; garbham—womb; dadhāmi—impregnate; aham—I; sambhavaḥ—birth; sarva-bhūtānām—of all living beings; tataḥ—thereby; bhavati—becomes; bhārata—Arjun, the son of Bharat;
Translation · English
My womb is the great Brahma; in it I place the germ; thence, O Arjuna, is the birth of all beings.
Deep Meaning · English
In this profound verse, Krishna reveals the metaphysical mechanics of creation, positioning Himself as the ultimate progenitor of all manifest existence. The term 'Mahat Brahma' refers to the cosmic womb or Prakriti (Nature) in its unmanifest, total state. By declaring that He places the 'garbha' (seed) into this womb, Krishna shifts the understanding of creation from a purely mechanical process to a divine act of infusion. He is the conscious principle (Purusha) that animates the insentient matter (Prakriti), effectively becoming the father of all entities, regardless of their species or station in life. This imagery dissolves the perceived duality between the Creator and the creation. It illustrates that every living being—whether a blade of grass or a human—carries within them the 'seed' of the Divine. Krishna is not merely a remote deity but the vital spark that makes the material potentiality fruitful. This realization is designed to transform Arjuna’s perspective, moving him from a state of narrow identification with his physical kin toward a universal vision where the Divine is recognized as the underlying ground and the active catalyst for all life's unfoldment.
Krishna reveals that the entire material universe is a collaborative dance between His conscious energy and Prakriti, rendering Him the indwelling source and sustainer of every living being.
Connected Verses
This is the immediate continuation of the thought, clarifying that all biological forms arise through the combination of His potency and the material womb.
It highlights Krishna as the source of everything (aham sarvasya prabhavah), summarizing the ontological reality that all beings emerge from Him.
It elaborates on the relationship between Prakriti and the Supreme, explaining how Nature operates under His watchful eye to generate all moving and non-moving beings.
This verse reinforces the same concept, identifying Krishna as the origin and dissolution of all things manifest in the material world.
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