Krishna is the conscious source of creation.
Krishna speaks to Arjuna
मम योनिर्महद् ब्रह्म तस्मिन्गर्भं दधाम्यहम् |सम्भवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत ||१४-३||
mama yonirmahad brahma tasmingarbhaṃ dadhāmyaham . sambhavaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tato bhavati bhārata ||14-3||
Use this verse for new beginning reflection.
Meaning
My womb is the great Brahman; in that I place the seed, and from that, O Bharata, all beings are born.
Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).
In plain words
Krishna describes cosmic creation through divine seed and nature.
Word-by-word meaning
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Explanation
Krishna presents Himself as the conscious source placing the seed into cosmic nature. Creation is not random in this teaching; it arises through divine intelligence and prakriti.
Read the traditional commentary
Having promised the knowledge that frees, Krishna now describes how the bound world is born. He uses the intimate image of conception: mahad brahma — primordial Nature, the unmanifest matrix of all material existence — is the womb, and into it the Lord places the garbha, the seed of consciousness. From the union of spirit and matter, every living form arises.
This is the Gita's quiet answer to the question of origins. Creation is neither blind accident nor matter acting alone; it is the meeting of the conscious Divine with the field of Nature. By calling Nature His 'womb' and Himself the seed-giver, Krishna affirms that He is the impartial source of all, while remaining untouched by what is produced.
To grasp this is to begin to see the difference between the changing forms and the changeless Self that animates them.
In daily life
See beginnings as sacred seeds, not random accidents.
A person starting a project can treat the idea as a seed that must be nurtured with dharma.
Try this today
Name one seed and one nurturing action.
Krishna plants sacred seeds in my life.Reflect
What sacred seed is being placed in my life?
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Quick check
What does ‘महत् ब्रह्म’ mean in this verse?
Krishna on prakriti, in other chapters
- Verse 9.10A still, witnessing consciousness is the silent power behind all of Nature's ceaseless activity — including your own.
- Verse 10.6Even the great sages and founders of humanity spring from the one Divine mind that underlies all creation.
- Verse 7.5Beyond inert matter lives a conscious power that upholds the world — recognise that living presence in yourself and in all beings.
- Verse 15.7Your true self is an eternal spark of the Divine, only temporarily caught in the play of mind and senses.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 14.3
Who says Bhagavad Gita 14.3, and to whom?
Krishna speaks to Arjuna in verse 14.3, in Chapter 14, Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga (Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 14.3 mean?
My womb is the great Brahman; in that I place the seed, and from that, O Bharata, all beings are born. (Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 14.3 for daily life?
See beginnings as sacred seeds, not random accidents. A person starting a project can treat the idea as a seed that must be nurtured with dharma.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 14.3 mean?
मम योनिः — My womb; महत् ब्रह्म — the great Brahma (primordial nature); तस्मिन् — in that; गर्भम् — the germ / seed; दधामि अहम् — I place.
Where does verse 14.3 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 3 of 27 in Chapter 14, Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga. The next verse is 14.4.