B.G 14.03
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्। सम्भवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत ॥३॥
My womb is the 'Great-Brahma' (mahadbrahma), and in it I place the seed of all creation. O Bhārata, from this union arises the birth of all beings.
Gīta Bhāshya 14.03
The word 'mahadbrahma' is the Prakrti. The phrase 'mama yoniḥ', i.e. my womb, if for the purpose of conception, and does not indicate mother.
महद् ब्रह्म प्रकृतिः। सा च श्रीर्भूर्दुर्गेति भिन्ना। उमासरस्वत्याद्यास्तु तदंशयुता अन्यजीवाः। तथा च काषायणश्रुतिः-
The 'Great Brahman' is the Prakrti. It is divided into forms such as Lakshmi, Earth, and Durga. Uma, Sarasvati, and others are manifestations of its parts, as are other beings. This is stated in the Kāṣāyaṇa scripture.
"श्रीर्भूर्दुर्गा महती तु माया सा लोकसूति: जगतो बन्धका च। उमावागाद्या अन्यजीवास्तदंशाः तदात्मना सर्ववेदेषु गीताः॥"
"She, in the form of Lakshmi, Earth, Durga, and Great (Mahat) binds through illusion during the creation of the Universe. Uma, the primordial speech, and other beings are part of her essence, sung in all Vedas."
इति।
- stated thus.
'मम योनिः' गर्भाधानार्था योनिः। न तु माता। वाक्यशेषात्। तथाहि सामवेदे शार्कराक्ष्यश्रुतौ-
The phrase "My womb" ('mama yoniḥ') refers to the purpose of conception, not to the mother, as understood from the context of the sentence. This is also mentioned in the Sāmaveda, Śārkarākṣya tradition:
"विष्णोर्योनिः गर्भसन्धारणार्था महामाया सर्वदुःखैर्विहीना। तथाप्यात्मानं दुःखिवन्मोहनार्थं प्रकाशयन्ती सह विष्णुना सा॥"
"The goddess Mahā-māyā, womb of Vishnu, though devoid of all sorrows, manifests herself with Vishnu as if sorrowful to delude others."
इति।
- stated thus.
अतः सीतादुःखादिकं वृथा प्रदर्शनमेव। तथा कूर्मपुराणे। न चेयं भूः। तथा च सौकरायणश्रुतिः-
Therefore, the display of Sita's sorrow and others is for pretence only. Same is stated in the Kurma Purana. She is not the same as planet Earth. It is mentioned in Saukarayana's scripture:
"अन्या भू: भूरियं तस्य छाया भूतावमा सा हि भूतैकयोनिः॥"
"The 'bhūḥ' is different; its shadow is the planet Earth, which is lower. Indeed, she is the foundation of the origin of all beings."
इति।
- stated thus.
"अवाप स्वेच्छया दास्यं जगतां प्रपितामही॥"
"The great-grandmother of the worlds willingly accepted servitude (of the Lord) of her own free will."
इति अनभिम्लातश्रुतिः।
- stated thus in the 'anabhimlāta' (unfaded hearing) Vedic testimonial.
मत्स्यपुराणोक्तमपि स्वेच्छयैव। महद्ब्रह्मशब्दवाच्यापि प्रकृतिरेव-
It is also mentioned in the Matsya Purana that she acts of her own free will. Indeed, the word 'mahadbrahma', i.e. great-brahman refers to Prakrti only -
"महती ब्रह्मणी द्वे तु प्रकृतिश्च महेश्वरः।"
"The two words 'mahatī' (great), and 'brahmani' (Brahman) refer to both Prakrti and Great-Lord (maheśvara)".
इति तत्रैव ॥३॥
- stated thus, right there.
Gīta Tātparya 14.03
In the context, the word 'yoni' means wife.
"योनिः भार्या तथा स्थानं योनिः कारणमेव च।"
The word 'yoni' means wife, or place, or the cause of the cosmic womb."
इति शब्दनिर्णये।
- stated thus, in 'śabdanirṇay', the decision of words.
अत्र योनिः भार्या। 'तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्' इति वाक्यशेषात् ॥३॥
Here, the word 'yoni' refers to wife. 'In that, I place the embryo' is the rest of the sentence.
