The Three Modes of Nature · 14.3
Total material substance, prakṛiti: The Three Gunas
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत॥ १४.३ ॥
mama yonir mahad brahma tasmin garbhaṁ dadhāmy aham
sambhavaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ tato bhavati bhārata
Translation
The eternal cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed from which all beings are born, O prince!
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 14.3 through stronger key ideas from the verse: total material substance, prakṛiti, all living beings, impregnate. In the context of The Three Gunas, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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