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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 9.6
यथाकाशस्थितो नित्यं वायु: सर्वत्रगो महान् ।
तथा सर्वाणि भूतानि मत्स्थानीत्युपधारय ॥ ६ ॥
yathākāśa-sthito nityaṁ
vāyuḥ sarvatra-go mahān
tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni
mat-sthānīty upadhāraya
Understand that as the mighty wind, blowing everywhere, rests always in the sky, all created beings rest in Me.
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3 study points
As the mighty wind always stays within the sky, all created beings rest in the Lord.
Prabhupāda explains that everything is created, maintained, and destroyed by God's will, yet He remains apart from it all.
When you notice the wind blowing, remember that even its movement is under the Lord's control.
Lord gives an analogy of the sky and wind to explain the concept of “yogam-aisvaram” (9.5) of how Krishna maintains and still remains unaffected
Krishna gives an analogy for yogam-aisvaram — Analogy: Sky and the wind
Sky is the biggest manifestation to conceive. In that sky, wind is the biggest to conceive
Wind is great and influences all the movements. But wind is never beyond sky, it is always subordinate to the sky
All wonderful cosmic manifestations (compared here to the movements of the wind) exist by the will of the Lord (Lord compared to sky) – Still the Lord is aloof and unaffected just like the sky is aloof and not affected by movements of wind
Other examples of Lord’s supreme will as the Ultimate control over wonderful material manifestations
e.g. Taittiriya Upanisad – Wind blowing under the will of Supreme Lord
e.g. Brahma Samhita 5.52 / Brhad Aranyaka Upanisad – Sun, moon and other planets moving under the Supreme order of the Lord
WORLD
Krishna pervades, creates and annihilates entire cosmos through His material energy
Although He is the supreme director, yet the material world nevertheless moves independently and Krishna thus remains neutral and detached
Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does BG 9.6 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?
Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.
Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.
Keep going: verses that carry this teaching further.
Study notes are editorial summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport.