Bhagavad Gita 4.6
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्। प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।
ajo ’pi sannavyayātmā bhūtānām īśhvaro ’pi san prakṛitiṁ svām adhiṣhṭhāya sambhavāmyātma-māyayā
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ajaḥ | ajaḥ | unborn |
| api | api | although |
| san | san | being so |
| avyaya ātmā | avyaya ātmā | Imperishable nature |
| bhūtānām | bhūtānām | of (all) beings |
| īśhvaraḥ | īśhvaraḥ | the Lord |
| api | api | although |
| san | san | being |
| prakṛitim | prakṛitim | nature |
| svām | svām | of myself |
| adhiṣhṭhāya | adhiṣhṭhāya | situated |
| sambhavāmi | sambhavāmi | I manifest |
| ātma-māyayā | ātma-māyayā | by my Yogmaya power |
Though I am unborn and of imperishable nature, and though I am the Lord of all beings, yet, governing my own nature, I am born by my own Maya.
यद्यपि मैं अजन्मा और अविनाशी स्वरूप हूँ और भूतमात्र का ईश्वर हूँ (तथापि) अपनी प्रकृति को अपने अधीन रखकर (अधिष्ठाय) मैं अपनी माया से जन्म लेता हूँ।।