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Cosmic forces

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on cosmic forces. Explore teachings across 2 chapters.

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Chapter 9 • Verse 19 →The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret
Tapamy aham aham varsham nigrihnamy utsrijami ca, amritam caiva mrityush ca sad asac caham arjuna

I give heat, I withhold and send forth rain. I am immortality and I am also death; I am being and non-being, O Arjuna. The Lord is the totality of all opposites — the principle that underlies all dualities and encompasses the full range of cosmic phenomena.

  • •God encompasses all opposites — life and death, being and non-being
  • •Natural phenomena like rain and heat are direct expressions of divine will
  • •Transcending duality means recognising the Lord in all contrasts
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Chapter 11 • Verse 6 →The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form
Pashyadityan vasun rudran ashvinau marutas tatha, bahunyadrishtapurvani pashyashcharyani bharata

Behold the Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Ashvins, and the Maruts. O descendant of Bharata, behold the many wonders never seen before.

  • •All cosmic forces are facets of the divine
  • •The universal form reveals all divine beings
  • •Wonders beyond ordinary perception are accessible to the seeker
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