Chapter 7 • Verse 6

Jnana Vijnana Yoga

The Yoga of Knowledge and Wisdom

Sanskrit Verse

Etad yonini bhutani sarvanity upadharaya, aham kritsnasya jagatah prabhavah pralayas tatha

Translation & Meaning

Know that all created beings have their origin in these two natures of Mine. I am the source of the entire universe and into Me it merges at the end. God is the ultimate origin and dissolution of all existence — both the material and spiritual forces that constitute the cosmos flow from Him.

Key Teachings

  • •God is the source and end of all existence
  • •Both matter and consciousness originate from the Divine
  • •Creation and dissolution are expressions of God's nature

Topics

creationdissolutiondivine originuniverseGod as source
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