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Chapter 9 · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga

Cosmic Cycles · Endings That Prepare New Beginnings

सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम् । कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम् ॥

sarvabhūtāni kaunteya prakṛtiṁ yānti māmikām, kalpakṣaye punas tāni kalpādau visṛjāmy aham.

Meaning

"O son of Kunti, at the end of a cosmic cycle, all beings merge into My nature; and at the beginning of the next cycle, I send them forth again."

Explanation

Even on the grandest cosmic scale, endings are never truly final—they simply prepare the ground for a new beginning.

Today's Life Lesson

Trust that whatever ends today is quietly making room for something new to begin.

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