Bhagavad Gita BG 14.4
Chapter 14, Verse 4 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः । तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिः अहं बीजप्रदः पिता ॥
sarva-yonishu kaunteya murtayah sambhavanti yah tasam brahma mahad yonih aham bija-pradah pita
Meaning
Whatever forms arise in all wombs, O Kaunteya — of them the great Brahman is the womb, and I am the seed-giving father.
Understanding
The universalization of v3: sarva-yonishu (in ALL wombs — not just human wombs but every mode of birth in the universe). Murtayah sambhavanti (the forms/embodied beings that arise). Tasam brahma mahad yonih (of all those — the great Brahman/Prakriti is the womb). Aham bija-pradah pita (and I am the seed-giving father). This extends the teaching: not just one creation event but EVERY birth, in every species, in every world — all of them are born from the union of Prakriti (the material womb) and Purusha (the consciousness-seed). The 'I' here is the universal Purusha-principle, present in every birth as the spark of consciousness.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| सर्वयोनिषु | sarva-yonishu | in all wombs — all modes and types of birth |
| मूर्तयः | murtayah | forms, embodied beings, physical manifestations |
| महद्योनिः | mahad yonih | the great womb — cosmic Prakriti as universal matrix |
| बीजप्रदः | bija-pradah | the seed-giver, the one who provides the germ |
| पिता | pita | father — the paternal principle |
| सर्व-योनिषु | sarva-yoniṣu | in all species |
| कौन्तेय | kaunteya | O son of Kunti |
| मूर्तयः | mūrtayaḥ | forms, bodies |
| सम्भवन्ति | sambhavanti | are born |
| याः | yāḥ | which |
| तासाम् | tāsām | of all those |
| ब्रह्म | brahma | the material nature |
| महत् | mahad yoniḥ | the great womb |
| अहम् | aham | I am |
| बीज-प्रदः | bīja-pradaḥ | the seed-giving |
| पिता | pitā | the father |
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