BhG 14.3

syntax

he bhārata (O descendant of Bhārata!),
mahat brahma (great Brahman) mama yoniḥ (my womb) [asti] (it is),
tasmin [brahmaṇi] (in this Brahman) aham (I) garbham (embryo) dadhāmi (I place),
tataḥ [garbhāt] (from that embryo) sarva-bhūtānām (of all beings) sambhavaḥ (production) bhavati (there is).

grammar

mama	–	asmat sn. 6n.1 – my;
yoniḥ	–	yoni 1n.1 f. – womb, source, origin;
mahat	–	mahant 1n.1 n. – great (√mah – to magnify);
brahma	–	brahman 1n.1 n. – spirit, the Vedas (from: √bṛh – to increase);
tasmin	–	tat sn. 7n.1 n. – in this;
garbham	–	garbha 1n.1 n. – embryo, womb, interior (from: √grah – to take or √gṝ – to invoke, to emit);
dadhāmi	–	√dhā (to hold, to put) Praes. P 3v.1 – I place;
aham	–	asmat sn. 1n.1 – I;
saṁbhavaḥ	–	saṁbhava 1n.1 m. – production (from: sam-√bhū – to come into being, to be together);
sarva-bhūtānām	–	sarva-bhūta 6n.3 m.; sarvāṇāṁ bhūtānām iti – of all beings (from: sarva – all, whole; √bhū – to be, PP bhūta – been, real, world);
tataḥ	–	av. – then, after that, from that, for that reason (from: tat – indeclinable ablative with an ending -tas);
bhavati	–	√bhū (to be) Praes. P 1v.1 – there is;
bhārata	–	bhārata 8n.1 m. – O descendant of Bhārata;

textual variants

dadhāmi → dadāmi (I give);

Śāṃkara

kṣetra-kṣetrajña-saṃyoga īdṛśo bhūta-kāraṇam ity āha—
mama sva-bhūtā madīyā māyā triguṇātmikā prakṛtir yoniḥ sarva-bhūtānāṃ kāraṇam | sarva-kāryebhyo mahattvāt kāraṇatvād bṛṃhaṇāc ca [bharaṇāc ca] sva-vikārāṇāṃ mahad brahma iti yonir eva viśiṣyate | tasmin mahati brahmaṇi yonau garbhaṃ hiraṇyagarbhasya janmano bījaṃ sarva-bhūta-janma-kāraṇaṃ bījaṃ dadhāmi nikṣipāmi kṣetra-kṣetrajña-prakṛti-dvaya-śaktimān īśvaro’ham, avidyā-kāma-karmopādhi-svarūpānuvidhāyinaṃ kṣetrajñaṃ kṣetreṇa saṃyojayāmīty arthaḥ | saṃbhava utpattiḥ sarva-bhūtānāṃ hiraṇyagarbhotpatti-dvāreṇa tatas tasmād gabrhādhānād bhavati | he bhārata

Rāmānuja

atha prākṛtānāṃ guṇānāṃ bandhahetutāprakāraṃ vaktuṃ sarvasya bhūtajātasya prakṛtipuruṣasaṃsargajatvaṃ „yāvat saṃjāyate kiñcit” ity anenoktaṃ bhagavatā svenaiva kṛtam ity āha
kṛtsnasya jagato yonibhūtaṃ mama mahadbrahma yat, tasmin garbhaṃ dadhāmy aham; „bhūmir āpo ‚nalo vāyuḥ khaṃ mano buddhir eva ca / ahaṅkāra itīyaṃ me bhinnā prakṛtir aṣṭadhā // apareyam” iti nirdiṣṭā acetanaprakṛtiḥ mahadahaṅkārādivikārāṇāṃ kāraṇatayā mahadbrahmety ucyate / śrutāv api kvacit prakṛtir api brahmeti nirdiśyate, „yas sarvajñas sarvavid yasya jñānamayaṃ tapaḥ / tasmād etad brahma nāma rūpam annaṃ ca jāyate” iti; „itas tv anyāṃ prakṛtiṃ viddhi me parām / jīvabhūtām” iti cetanapuñjarūpā yā parā prakṛtir nirdiṣṭā, seha sakalaprāṇibījatayā garbhaśabdenocyate / tasmin acetane yonibhūte mahati brahmaṇi cetanapuñjarūpaṃ garbhaṃ dadhāmi; acetanaprakṛtyā bhogakṣetrabhūtayā bhoktṛvargapuñjabhūtāṃ cetanaprakṛtiṃ saṃyojayāmītyarthaḥ / tataḥ tasmāt prakṛtidvayasaṃyogān matsaṃkalpakṛtāt sarvabhūtānāṃ brahmādistambaparyantānāṃ saṃbhavo bhavati

Śrīdhara

tad evaṃ praśaṃsayā śrotāram abhimukhīkṛtyedaṃ parameśvarādhīnayoḥ prakṛti-puruṣayoḥ sarva-bhūtotpattiṃ prati hetutvaṃ na tu svatantrayor itīmaṃ vivakṣitam arthaṃ kathayati mameti | deśataḥ kālataś cāparicchinnatvān mahat | bṛṃhitatvāt svakāryāṇāṃ vṛddhi-hetutvād vā brahma | prakṛtir ity arthaḥ | tan mahad brahma mama parameśvarasya yonir garbhādhāna-sthānam | tasminn ahaṃ garbhaṃ jagad-vistāra-hetuṃ cid-ābhāsaṃ dadhāmi nikṣipāmi | pralaye mayi līnaṃ santam avidyā-kāma-karmānuśaya-vantaṃ kṣetrajñaṃ sṛṣṭi-samaye bhoga-yogyena kṣetreṇa saṃyojayāmīty arthaḥ | tato garbhādhānāt sarva-bhūtānāṃ brahmādīnāṃ sambhava utpattir bhavati

Madhusūdana

tad evaṃ praśaṃśayā śrotāram abhimukhīkṛtya parameśvarādhīnayoḥ prakṛti-puruṣayoḥ sarva-bhūtotpattiṃ prati hetutvaṃ na tu sāṅkhya-siddhāntavat svatantrayor itīmaṃ vivakṣitam artham āha mama yonir iti dvābhyām |
sarva-kāryāpekṣayādhikatvāt kāraṇaṃ mahat | sarva-kāryāṇāṃ vṛddhi-hetutva-rūpād bṛṃhaṇatvād brahma | avyākṛtaṃ prakṛtis triguṇātmkikā māyā mahad brahma | tac ca mameśvarasya yonir garbhādhāna-sthānaṃ tasmin mahati brahmaṇi yonau garbhaṃ sarva-bhūta-janma-kāraṇam ahaṃ bahu syāṃ prajāyeya itīkṣaṇa-rūpaṃ saṃkalpaṃ dadhāmi dhārayāmi tat-saṅkalpa-viṣayīkaromīty arthaḥ | yathā hi | kaścit pitā putram anuśayinaṃ vrīhy-ādy-āhāra-rūpeṇa svasmin līnaṃ śarīreṇa yojayituṃ yonau retaḥ-seka-pūrvakaṃ garbham ādhatte | tasmāc ca garbhādhānāt sa putraḥ śarīreṇa yujyate | tad arthaṃ ca madhye kalalādy-avasthā bhavanti | tathā pralaye mayi līnam avidiyā-kāma-karmānuśayavantaṃ kṣetrajñaṃ sṛṣṭi-samaye bhogyena kṣetreṇa kārya-kāraī̀ea-saṃghātena yojayituṃ cid-ābhāsaākhya-retaḥ-seka-pūrvakaṃ māyā-vṛtti-rūpaṃ garbham aham ādadhāmi | tad-arthaṃ hiraṇyagarbhādīnāṃ bhavati he bhārata na tv īśvara-kṛta-garbhādhānaṃ vinety arthaḥ

Viśvanātha

atha anādy-avidyā-kṛtasya guṇa-saṅgasya bandha-hetutā-prakāraṃ vaktuṃ kṣetra-kṣetrajñayoḥ sambhava-prakāram āha mama parameśvarasya yonir garbhādhāna-sthānaṃ mahad brahma deśa-kālānavacchinnatvāt mahat, bṛṃhaṇāt kārya-rūpeṇa vṛddher hetor brahma prakṛtir ity arthaḥ | śrutāv api kvacit prakṛtir brahmeti nirdiśyate | tasminn ahaṃ garbhaṃ dadhāmy ādadhāmi | itas tv anyāṃ prakṛtiṃ viddhi me parāṃ jīva-bhūtām ity anena cetana-puñja-rūpā yā jīva-prakṛtis taṭastha-śakti-rūpā nirdiṣṭā sā sakala-prāṇi-jīvatayā garbha-śabdenocyate | tato mat-kṛtāt garbhādhānāt sarva-bhūtānāṃ brahmādīnāṃ sambhava utpattiḥ

Baladeva

tad evaṃ vaktavyārtha-stutyā tasmin ruciṃ śrotur utpādya bhūmir āpaḥ ity ādi-dvayārthānusārāt yāvat sañjāyate kiñcit ity ādau prakṛti-jīva-saṃyogaṃ pareśa-hetukam abhimatam iha sphuṭayati mameti | mahat sarvasya prapañcasya kāraṇaṃ brahmābhivyakta-sattvādi-guṇakaṃ pradhānaṃ mama sarveśvarsyāṇḍa-koṭi-sraṣṭur yonir garbha-dhāraṇa-sthānaṃ bhavati | pradhāne brahma-śabdaś ca tasmād etad brahma nāma-rūpam annaṃ ca jāyate | iti śruteḥ | tasmin mahati brahmaṇi yoni-bhūte garbhaṃ paramāṇu-caitanya-rāśim ahaṃ dadhāmy arpayāmi bhūmir āpaḥ ity ādinā yā jaḍā prakṛtir uktā | seha mahad brahmety ucyate | itas tv anyām ity ādinā yā cetanā prakṛtir uktā seha sarva-prāṇi-bījatvād garbha-śabdeneti bhoga-kṣetra-bhūtayā jaḍayā prakṛtyā saha cetana-bhoktṛ-vargaṃ saṃyojayāmīty arthaḥ | tato mahad-dhetukāt prakṛti-dvaya-saṃyogād garbhādhānād vā sarva-bhūtānāṃ brahmādi-stambāntānāṃ sambhavo janir bhavati