B.G 4.05 and 06
श्रीभगवानुवाच
बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन। तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप ॥५॥
śrībhagavānuvāca
bahūni mē vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna। tānyahaṁ vēda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vēttha parantapa ॥5॥
The Supreme Lord said:
O Arjuna, you and I have passed through many lives. I know all of them, but you, O Subduer of enemies, are not acquainted with them.
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्। प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय सम्भवाम्यात्ममायया ॥६॥
ajō'pi sannavyayātmā bhūtānāmīśvarō'pi san। prakr̥tiṁ svāmadhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmyātmamāyayā ॥6॥
Though my body is imperishable and I am the supreme lord of all the beings, I re-manifest and seem to be born, having established myself in my own inherent nature with the delusional power I possess.
Gīta Tātparya 4.06
'ātmamāyayā' - on His own interest. 'prakr̥tiṁ svāmadhiṣṭhāya' - by His inherent nature He established Himself. Unlike verses 7.5 and 9.10, here word 'Prakrti' is used with word 'sva', and thus needs to be interpreted as 'inherent nature', and not as 'insentient'.
The word 'ātmamāyayā' means on His own interest. The usage 'prakr̥tiṁ svāmadhiṣṭhāya', means by His inherent nature he established Himself.
"This inherent nature is that of the Lord only."
- there are such Vedic testimonials as well. For this reason only, the word 'sva' has special meaning:
"He Himself, having entered the 'Prakrti', i.e. governing deity of the insentient".
-there are such testimonials as well.
"The 'Prakrti', i.e. governing deity of insentient is supervised by Me." (Bhagavad Gita 9.10)
At verse 9.10 of Bhagavad Gita, 'sva' word is not used, (hence, here the usage does not mean 'My own inherent nature').
"Understand Prakrti to be superior energy of mine."(Bhagavad Gita 7.5)
In such cases, due to asociation, the word ('Prakrti') needs to be interpreted differently.
In the current context, the word 'sva' conveys 'inherent nature'. In the usage of word 'svabhava' in the current context, it is identified with 'self becoming' and thus means 'inherent nature'. Indeed, the word 'bhāva', i.e. becoming, is used to remove any doubt regarding its reference. The usage "One's own inherent nature", is similar to the usage "One's own form". This way, it dispels the doubt regarding its appropriateness.
"The imperishable lord Vishnu, as per His independent will, by his inherent nature ('svabhāva'), undertakes creation and such activities. By such creation activities, He Himself becomes many."
- thus states Narayana Vedic testimonial.
Note:For grammatical clarification, it is necessary to refer to Gita Vivrutti of Sri Raghavendra Theertha, which is beyond the scope of current translation.
