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Chapter 14 · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga

The Origin of Life · Care at the Very Beginning

मम योनिर्महद् ब्रह्म तस्मिन्गर्भं दधाम्यहम् । सम्भवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत ॥

mama yonir mahad brahma tasmin garbhaṁ dadhāmy aham sambhavaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ tato bhavati bhārata

Meaning

"The great material nature is My womb; in it I place the seed. From that, O Bharata, comes the birth of all beings."

Explanation

There's something quietly beautiful about creation being described as this intimate, seed-and-womb process — life isn't accidental machinery, it carries a kind of care at its origin.

Today's Life Lesson

Remember today that your existence carries something intentional at its root, not mere accident.

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