Bhagavad Gita 4.6अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया ॥

ajo ’pi sannavyayātmā bhūtānām īśhvaro ’pi san

prakṛitiṁ svām adhiṣhṭhāya sambhavāmyātma-māyayā

Sanskrit recitation

4.5 4.7

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Translation

Though I am unborn and of imperishable nature, and though I am the Lord of all beings, yet, governing my own nature, I am born by my own Maya.

Hindi translation

मैं अजन्मा और अविनाशी-स्वरूप होते हुए भी तथा सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंका ईश्वर होते हुए भी अपनी प्रकृतिको अधीन करके अपनी योगमायासे प्रकट होता हूँ।

Meaning

Man is bound by Karma. So he takes birth. He is under the clutches of Nature. He,is deluded by the three alities of Nature whereas the Lord has Maya under His perfect control. He rules over Nature, and so He is not under the thraldom of the alities o Nature. He appears to be born and embodied through His own Maya or illusory power, but is not so in reality. His embodiment is , as a matter of fact, apparent, It cannot affect in the least His true divine nature. (Cf.IX.8).

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Wisdom that returns in every age· 4.1–4.15→

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Word-by-word→

api: although
san: being
svām: of myself
ajaḥ: unborn
bhūtānām: of (all) beings
prakṛitim: nature
sambhavāmi: I manifest
īśhvaraḥ: the Lord
avyaya ātmā: Imperishable nature
ātma-māyayā: by my Yogmaya power
adhiṣhṭhāya: situated

Bhagavad Gita 4.6अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया ॥

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