Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 6

[bilva]

Chapter 10. The Opulence of the Absolute

TEXT 6
maharsayah sapta purve
catvaro manavas tatha
mad-bhava manasa jata
yesam loka imah prajah

SYNONYMS
maha-rsayah--the great sages; sapta--seven; purve--before; catvarah--
four; manavah--Manus; tatha--also; mat-bhavah--born of Me; manasah--
from the mind; jatah--born; yesam--of them; loke--the planets; imah--
all this; prajah--population.

TRANSLATION
The seven great sages and before them the four other great sages and
the Manus [progenitors of mankind] are born out of My mind, and all
creatures in these planets descend from them.

EXPLANATION
The Lord is giving a genealogical synopsis of the universal
population. Brahma is the original creature born out of the energy of
the Supreme Lord known as Hiranyagarbha. And from Brahma all the seven
great sages, and before them four other great sages, namely Sanaka,
Sananda, Sanatana and Sanat-kumara, and the Manus, are manifest. All
these twenty-five great sages are known as the patriarchs of the
living entities all over the universe. There are innumerable universes
and innumerable planets within each universe, and each planet is full
of population of different varieties. All of them are born of these
twenty-five patriarchs. Brahma underwent penance for one thousand
years of the demigods before he realized by the grace of Krsna how to
create. Then from Brahma Sanaka, Sananda, Sanatana and Sanat-kumara
came out, then Rudra, and then the seven sages, and in this way all
the brahmanas and ksatriyas are born out of the energy of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. Brahma is known as Pitamaha, the grandfather,
and Krsna is known as the Prapitamaha, the father of the grandfather.
That is stated in the Eleventh Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita (Bg.
11.39).

Following is a quotation by Swami Gaurangapada:
"The key to our happiness and contentment lies within us, within our
own mind, heart and soul. The way we start each day is the most
important step to achieve this happiness. Therefore it is mandatory
for every soul to begin each day by absorbing oneself in the Holy
Names of the Lord."

Please chant Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare, and
realize the supreme Lord Sri Krishna who is the origin of everything.