Bhagavad Gita 4.6 · Krishna
Unborn, yet born
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।
प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय सम्भवाम्यात्ममायया॥
ajo’api sannavyayātmā bhūtānāmīśvaro’api sanprakṛtiṃ svāmadhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmyātmamāyayā
Though I am unborn and undying, Lord of all beings, I take birth by My own power, ruling My own nature.
Words
- prakṛti
- māyā
What it means
Krishna explains the mystery. He is unborn, eternal, Lord of all beings. Yet he appears in the world, not forced by karma like us, but by his own will. He governs his own prakriti, his nature, and takes form through his own maya, his divine power. The infinite chooses to become near.
The story
Arjuna has been talking to Krishna like a friend all his life. Now he learns that friend is God, choosing to sit beside him. It changes nothing about their friendship, and everything about what it means.
In your life
Remember the moment a child realises that their very ordinary parent gave up a big career to raise them. Love chose to come close. Notice where something great has chosen to be near you.
The infinite chooses to come close.