Chapter 14, Verse 4
Text
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः | तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता ||१४-४||
Transliteration
sarvayoniṣu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥ . tāsāṃ brahma mahadyonirahaṃ bījapradaḥ pitā ||14-4||
Translations
In English by Swami Sivananda
14.4 Whatever forms are produced, O Arjuna, in any womb whatsoever, the great Brahma is their womb and I am the seed-giving father.
In English by Swami Sivananda
14.4 सर्वयोनिषु in all the wombs, कौन्तेय O son of Kunti (Arjuna), मूर्तयः forms, सम्भवन्ति are produced, याः which, तासाम् their, ब्रह्म Brahma, महत् great, योनिः womb, अहम् I, बीजप्रदः seedgiving, पिता father.Commentary I am the father The Primordial Nature is the mother. The whole manifested world is the child Nature has produced in its association with me. Therefore I am called the father of this world.Wombs Such as the gods, the manes, men, cattle, beasts, birds, etc.Forms Bodies consisting of parts, limbs, organs, etc.