सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः ।
तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता ॥ ४ ॥
तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता ॥ ४ ॥
sarvayoniṣu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥ .
tāsāṃ brahma mahadyonirahaṃ bījapradaḥ pitā .. 4 ..
Whatever forms are produced, O son of Kuntī, in any wombs whatsoever, the Great Brahman is their womb, I the seed-giving Father.
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Wombs : such as the Devas, the Pitṛs, men, cattle, beasts. Forms : such as the bodies which are the condensed aggregations of several parts and limbs. Of these forms, the Great Brahman (Prakṛti) which passes through all states of matter is the cause; and I, the Īśvara, am the Father, the author of impregnation of the seed in the womb.
The gunas bind the soul.
What are the gunas? How do they bind?—The answer follows :