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Incarnation

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on incarnation. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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Chapter 4 • Verse 6 →The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation
Ajo 'pi sann avyayatma bhutanam ishvaro 'pi san, prakritim svam adhisthaya sambhavamy atma-mayaya

Though I am unborn and imperishable, though I am the Lord of all beings, yet by ruling over My own material nature, I appear through My own divine power (yoga maya).

  • •The divine incarnates through free will, not compulsion
  • •God is unborn yet appears in time through maya
  • •Divine manifestation is a gracious act, not a limitation
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Chapter 4 • Verse 9 →The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation
Janma karma ca me divyam evam yo vetti tattvatah, tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti so 'rjuna

One who truly understands the divine nature of My birth and activities, O Arjuna, upon leaving the body at death, does not take birth again in this material world — they come to Me.

  • •Knowledge of divine incarnation leads to liberation
  • •Understanding Krishna's nature is itself a liberating act
  • •Comprehending the divine frees the soul from rebirth
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