Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 6 Meaning

The seven great sages, the ancient four, and the Manus, possessing powers like Mine (due to their minds being fixed on Me), were born from My mind; from them, these creatures have been born in this world.

BG 10.6

महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा। मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः

maharṣhayaḥ sapta pūrve chatvāro manavas tathā mad-bhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣhāṁ loka imāḥ prajāḥ

Meaning in English

हिंदी अर्थ (Hindi Meaning)

सात महर्षि और उनसे भी पूर्वमें होनेवाले चार सनकादि तथा चौदह मनु -- ये सब-के-सब मेरे मनसे पैदा हुए हैं और मेरेमें भाव (श्रद्धाभक्ति) रखनेवाले हैं, जिनकी संसारमें यह सम्पूर्ण प्रजा है।

Explanation & Life Application

This verse from Chapter 10 of the Bhagavad Gita offers profound wisdom for modern life. As part of The Yoga of Divine Glories (Vibhuti Yoga), it teaches about Divine manifestations and Glory of God.

The essence of this teaching encourages us to focus on our actions and duties rather than anxiety about outcomes. In today's fast-paced world, this timeless wisdom offers a path to inner peace.

— Explained by the Nitya Team

When to Apply This Verse

•When feeling anxious about results at work or exams
•Before starting a new project or challenge
•When perfectionism causes stress

Related Verses

BG 2.13

Just as the embodied soul passes through childhood, youth, and old age in this body, so too does it pass into another body; the steadfast one does not grieve over this.

BG 2.14

The contact of the senses with the objects, O son of Kunti, which causes heat and cold, pleasure and pain, has a beginning and an end; they are impermanent; endure them bravely, O Arjuna.

BG 2.20

It is not born, nor does it ever die; after having been, it again does not cease to be; unborn, eternal, changeless, and ancient, it is not killed when the body is killed.

← Back to Chapter 10: The Yoga of Divine Glories

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