Gita/Chapter 9/Verse 4
Royal Knowledge & Secret · 9.4

Cosmic manifestation: Devotion and Sacred Trust

मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना। मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः॥ ९.४ ॥
mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na chāhaṁ teṣhvavasthitaḥ
Translation

The whole world is pervaded by Me, yet My form is not visible. All living beings have their being in Me, yet I am not confined by them.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 9.4 through stronger key ideas from the verse: cosmic manifestation, unmanifested form, all living beings. In the context of Devotion and Sacred Trust, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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