Father of every being

sarvayoniṣu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥtāsāṃ brahma mahadyonirahaṃ bījapradaḥ pitā

Whatever forms are born from any womb, son of Kunti, great nature is their womb, and I am the father who gives the seed.

What it means

Krishna widens the picture. Every form, born from every kind of womb, human, animal, plant, comes from great nature as mother and Krishna as father. Every being is his child. Which means every being is our kin.

The story

Arjuna sees enemies across the field. Krishna quietly reminds him that every one of them is a child of the same father. Even in battle, they're family.

In your life

Remember the way a dog, a bird, a tree can feel like kin when you slow down. Treat one creature today, human or not, as family.