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BG 10.6 — 10.6 The seven great sages, the ancient four and also the Manus, possessed of powers like Me (on account of their minds being fixed on Me), were born of (M | Live Gita
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महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा |
मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः ||१०-६||

maharṣayaḥ sapta pūrve catvāro manavastathā . madbhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣāṃ loka imāḥ prajāḥ ||10-6||


।।10.6।। सात महर्षिजन, पूर्वकाल के चार (सनकादि) तथा (चौदह) मनु ये मेरे प्रभाव वाले मेरे संकल्प से उत्पन्न हुए हैं, जिनकी संसार (लोक) में यह प्रजा है।।

Word-by-word meanings

10.6 महर्षयः the great Rishis? सप्त seven? पूर्वे ancient? चत्वारः four? मनवः Manus? तथा also? मद्भावाः possessed of powers like Me? मानसाः from mind? जाताः born? येषाम् from whom? लोके in world? इमाः these? प्रजाः creatures. Commentary In the beginning I was alone and from Me came the mind and from the mind were produced the seven sages (such as Bhrigu? Vasishtha and others)? the ancient four Kumaras (Sanaka? Sanandana? Sanatkumara and Sanatsujata)? as well as the four Manus of the past ages kn

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।10.6।।तथा --, भृगु आदि सप्त महर्षि और पहले होनेवाले चार मनु जिनका अतीत कालसे सम्बन्ध है और जो सावर्ण इस नामसे पुराणोंमें प्रसिद्ध हैं? ये सभी मुझमें भावनावाले -- ईश्वरीय सामर्थ्यसे युक्त और मेरे द्वारा मनसे उत्पन्न किये हुए हैं? जिस मनु और महर्षियोंकी रची हुई ये चर और अचररूप सब प्रजाएँ लोकमें प्रसिद्ध हैं।

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Swami Gambirananda

10.6 The seven great sages as also the four Manus of anceint days, of whom are these creatures in the world, had their thoughts fixed on Me, and they were born from My mind.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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