Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 7 — Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga
Sanskrit
सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम् | कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम् ||९-७||
Transliteration
sarvabhūtāni kaunteya prakṛtiṃ yānti māmikām . kalpakṣaye punastāni kalpādau visṛjāmyaham ||9-7||
Hindi Meaning
।।9.7।। हे कौन्तेय ! (एक) कल्प के अन्त में समस्त भूत मेरी प्रकृति को प्राप्त होते हैं; और (दूसरे) कल्प के प्रारम्भ में उनको मैं फिर रचता हूँ।।
English Meaning
O son of Kuntī, at the end of the millennium all material manifestations enter into My nature, and at the beginning of another millennium, by My potency, I create them again.
Commentary
The creation, maintenance and annihilation of this material cosmic manifestation are completely dependent on the supreme will of the Personality of Godhead. “At the end of the millennium” means at the death of Brahmā. Brahmā lives for one hundred years, and his one day is calculated at 4,300,000,000 of our earthly years. His night is of the same duration. His month consists of thirty such days and nights, and his year of twelve months. After one hundred such years, when Brahmā dies, the devastation or annihilation takes place; this means that the energy manifested by the Supreme Lord is again wound up in Himself. Then again, when there is a need to manifest the cosmic world, it is done by His will. Bahu syām: “Although I am one, I shall become many.” This is the Vedic aphorism ( Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6.2.3). He expands Himself in this material energy, and the whole cosmic manifestation again takes place.
Hinglish Commentary
Yeh jo material cosmic manifestation hai, iska banana, sambhalna aur khatam hona, sab kuch Bhagwan ki supreme will pe depend karta hai. Jab hum kehte hain “At the end of the millennium,” iska matlab hai Brahmā ki death ke waqt. Brahmā ka jeevan ek sau saal ka hota hai, aur uska ek din humare 4,300,000,000 saal ke barabar hota hai. Uski raat bhi utni hi lambi hoti hai. Uska mahina aise thirti days aur nights se milkar banta hai, aur uska saal baarah mahino ka hota hai. Jab yeh ek sau saal khatam hota hai aur Brahmā chala jaata hai, tab devastation yaani annihilation hota hai; iska matlab hai ki Supreme Lord ki jo energy hai, woh phir se apne andar samet li jaati hai. Phir jab zaroorat hoti hai is cosmic world ko dobara manifest karne ki, toh yeh sab Bhagwan ki ichha se hota hai. Jaise ki Vedic aphorism kehta hai, "Bahu syām: main ek hoon, lekin bahut ban jaunga." Yeh Chāndogya Upaniṣad ka ek statement hai. Woh apne aap ko is material energy mein expand karte hain, aur phir se poori cosmic manifestation hoti hai.