Verse 10.6
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा | मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः ||६||
Transliteration (IAST)
maharṣayaḥ sapta pūrve catvāro manavas tathā | mad-bhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣāṁ loka imāḥ prajāḥ ||6||
Word-by-Word Meanings
maharṣayaḥ-great sages
sapta-seven
catvāraḥ-four
manavaḥ-Manus
mad-bhāvāḥ-born of My nature
mānasāḥ-from the mind
prajāḥ-living beings
Translation
The seven great sages, the four ancient Manus, and all beings in the world are born from My mind and partake of My nature.
Commentary
Krishna traces cosmic genealogy to Himself. The seven rishis (Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasishtha) and four Manus are the progenitors of all life. By declaring them 'mad-bhāvāḥ' (of My nature), Krishna establishes that all creation is an extension of divine consciousness.
Themes
jnanabhakti