Chapter 4 • Verse 6

Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation

Sanskrit Verse

Ajo 'pi sann avyayatma bhutanam ishvaro 'pi san, prakritim svam adhisthaya sambhavamy atma-mayaya

Translation & Meaning

Though I am unborn and imperishable, though I am the Lord of all beings, yet by ruling over My own material nature, I appear through My own divine power (yoga maya).

Key Teachings

  • The divine incarnates through free will, not compulsion
  • God is unborn yet appears in time through maya
  • Divine manifestation is a gracious act, not a limitation

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