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Chapter 7 · Verse 6 · Gyaan Vigyana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 7.6

devotional Karma & Action Attachment & Letting Go Dharma & Duty Self & Identity

Sanskrit

एतद्योनीनि भूतानि सर्वाणीत्युपधारय। अहं कृत्स्नस्य जगतः प्रभवः प्रलयस्तथा।।7.6।।

Transliteration

etad-yonīni bhūtāni sarvāṇītyupadhāraya ahaṁ kṛitsnasya jagataḥ prabhavaḥ pralayas tathā

In plain words

You are carrying the weight of your life as if you alone are responsible for every outcome—your marriage, your child's future, your health, your debt, your purpose. Krishna says: everything you see, including you, is arising from one Source that births, sustains, and dissolves all things. When you stop gripping so hard to control what was never truly yours to control, you discover you're not the lonely doer you thought you were—you're an instrument of something far wiser and more capable than your worried mind.

Word by Word

etat yonīni these two (energies) are the source of
bhūtāni living beings
sarvāṇi all
iti that
upadhāraya know
aham I
kṛitsnasya entire
jagataḥ creation
prabhavaḥ the source
pralayaḥ dissolution
tathā and
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals here the ultimate architecture of existence: that both matter and consciousness flow from His being alone. The entire cosmos—its birth, sustenance, and dissolution—rests in His hands like waves in the ocean.

When you truly see this, you stop fragmenting reality into separate parts and recognize the singular Source moving through all things. In daily life, this understanding transforms your sense of responsibility: you act not as a separate doer, but as an instrument of a far greater intelligence already guiding creation.

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Bhagavad Gita 7.6 — BG 7.6

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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