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Chapter 9 · Verse 4 · Raja Vidya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 9.4

philosophical Jnana & Wisdom Self & Identity Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना। मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः।।9.4।।

Transliteration

mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na chāhaṁ teṣhvavasthitaḥ

Word by Word

mayā by me
tatam pervaded
idam this
sarvam entire
jagat cosmic manifestation
avyakta-mūrtinā the unmanifested form
mat-sthāni in me
sarva-bhūtāni all living beings
na not
cha and
aham I
teṣhu in them
avasthitaḥ dwell
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the paradox that holds the universe together: He pervades all existence through His unmanifest form, yet remains utterly untouched and uncontained by it—like space holding all things without being affected by them. This is not mere intellectual knowledge but the direct seeing of Brahman as both the ground and the freedom beyond all manifestation.

When you recognize this same consciousness flowing through yourself and all beings, the illusion of separation dissolves, and fear gives way to profound peace.

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Bhagavad Gita 9.4 — BG 9.4

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

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