Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 6 (10.6)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा
मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः
॥ 10.6 ॥
maharṣayaḥ sapta pūrve catvāro manavastathā
madbhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣāṃ loka imāḥ prajāḥ
Translation
"The seven great sages of old and the four Manus — endowed with my nature, born of my mind (my will); from them come all the creatures of this world."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. maharṣayaḥ sapta bhṛgvādayaḥ pūrve atītakālasaṃbandhinaḥ, catvāraḥ manavaḥ tathā sāvarṇā iti prasiddhāḥ — the seven sages such as Bhrigu, and the four Savarna Manus; madbhāvāḥ madgatabhāvanāḥ vaiṣṇavena sāmarthyena upetāḥ — with their minds turned to me, endowed with Vaishnava power; mānasāḥ manasaiva utpāditāḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. The seven sages nityasṛṣṭipravartanāya (for continual creation), the four Manus nityasthitipravartanāya (for sustenance); madbhāvāḥ … manmate sthitāḥ matsaṃkalpānuvartina ity arthaḥ — abiding in my will, following my resolve.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.