Bhagavad Gita 14.4सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता ॥

sarva-yoniṣhu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥ

tāsāṁ brahma mahad yonir ahaṁ bīja-pradaḥ pitā

Sanskrit recitation

14.3 14.5

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Translation

Whatever forms are produced, O Arjuna, in any womb whatsoever, the great Brahma is their womb, and I am the seed-giving father.

Hindi translation

हे कुन्तीनन्दन ! सम्पूर्ण योनियोंमें प्राणियोंके जितने शरीर पैदा होते हैं, उन सबकी मूल प्रकृति तो माता है और मैं बीज-स्थापन करनेवाला पिता हूँ।

Meaning

I am the father The Primordial Nature is the mother. The whole manifested world is the child Nature has produced in its association with me. Therefore I am called the father of this world.Wombs Such as the gods, the manes, men, cattle, beasts, birds, etc.Forms Bodies consisting of parts, limbs, organs, etc.

After Swami Sivananda

Three moods of nature· 14.1–14.18→

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Word-by-word→

aham: I
pitā: Father
sarva: all
yāḥ: which
tāsām: of all of them
yoniḥ: womb
kaunteya: Arjun, the son of Kunti
yoniṣhu: species of life
mūrtayaḥ: forms
sambhavanti: are produced
brahma-mahat: great material nature
bīja-pradaḥ: seed-giving

Bhagavad Gita 14.4सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता ॥

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