Gita/Chapter 4/Verse 6
Knowledge & Renunciation · 4.6

Imperishable nature: Wisdom in Action

अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्। प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया॥ ४.६ ॥
ajo ’pi sannavyayātmā bhūtānām īśhvaro ’pi san prakṛitiṁ svām adhiṣhṭhāya sambhavāmyātma-māyayā
Translation

There is no beginning to Me. Though I am imperishable and the Lord of all that exists, I manifest Myself by My own will and power.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 4.6 through stronger key ideas from the verse: imperishable nature, nature, myself. In the context of Wisdom in Action, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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