Bhagavad Gita · Gunatraya Vibhaga YogaChapter 14, Shloka 4 (14.4)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः
तासां ब्रह्म महद् योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता
॥ 14.4 ॥
sarvayoniṣu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥ
tāsāṃ brahma mahad yonirahaṃ bījapradaḥ pitā
Translation
"O Kaunteya, whatever bodies are born in all wombs, the great Brahman is their womb (mother), and I am the seed-giving father."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. devapitṛmanuṣyapaśumṛgādisarvayoniṣu — in all wombs, of gods, ancestors, humans, cattle, wild animals and the rest; aham īśvaraḥ bījapradaḥ garbhādhānasya kartā pitā.
Acharya Ramanuja. sarvāsu devagandharvayakṣarākṣasamanuṣyapaśumṛgapakṣisarīsṛpādiṣu yoniṣu — from gods down to reptiles; mayā saṃyojitacetanavargā … prakṛtiḥ kāraṇam — prakriti, joined by Me with the class of conscious beings, is the cause.
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