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Chapter 10 · Vibhuti Yoga

Divine Origin · The Source Behind Every Lineage

महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा । मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः ॥

maharṣayaḥ sapta pūrve catvāro manavas tathā, madbhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣāṁ loka imāḥ prajāḥ.

Meaning

"The seven great sages of old, and also the four Manus, whose nature partakes of Mine, were born from My mind; from them come these creatures in the world."

Explanation

Even the great teachers and lineages we look up to trace their own origin back to the same single source.

Today's Life Lesson

Honor today the teachers and traditions that shaped you, and trace their wisdom back to its deeper source.

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