Chapter 4, Verse 6
Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
ajaḥ—unborn; api—although; san—being so; avyaya ātmā—Imperishable nature; bhūtānām—of (all) beings; īśhvaraḥ—the Lord; api—although; san—being; prakṛitim—nature; svām—of myself; adhiṣhṭhāya—situated; sambhavāmi—I manifest; ātma-māyayā—by my Yogmaya power
English translation
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.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Man is bound by Karma. So he takes birth. He is under the clutches of Nature. He,is deluded by the three qualities of Nature whereas the Lord has Maya under His perfect control. He rules over Nature; and so He is not under the thraldom of the qualities o Nature. He appears to be born and embodied through His own Maya or illusory power; but is not so in reality. His embodiment is; as a matter of fact; apparent; It cannot affect in the least His true divine nature. (Cf. IX.8).
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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