Bhagavad-gītā 10.6
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महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा। मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।
maharṣhayaḥ sapta pūrve chatvāro manavas tathā mad-bhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣhāṁ loka imāḥ prajāḥ
The seven Great Seers, the progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four, and the Lawgivers were born of My will and come forth directly from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. (Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta; the Masters: Sanak, Sanandan, Sanatan, Sanatkumar.)
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| mahā-ṛiṣhayaḥ | the great Sages |
| sapta | seven |
| pūrve | before |
| chatvāraḥ | four |
| manavaḥ | Manus |
| tathā | also |
| mat bhāvāḥ | are born from me |
| mānasāḥ | mind |
| jātāḥ | born |
| yeṣhām | from them |
| loke | in the world |
| imāḥ | all these |
| prajāḥ | people |
In the beginning I was alone and from Me came the mind and from the mind were produced the seven sages , the ancient four Kumaras , as well as the four Manus of the past ages known as Savarnis, all of whom directed their thoughts to Me exclusively and were therefore endowed with divine powers and supreme wisdom. The four Kumaras declined to marry and create offspring.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Move from the four-verse core to representative opulences without mistaking examples for an exhaustive inventory.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaThe seven great sages, as well as the four Manus of ancient days, from whom all these creatures in the world have descended, had their thoughts fixed on Me, and they were born from My mind.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaThe seven great seers of yore, as well as the four Manus, all possessing My mental disposition, were born from My mind. All these creatures of the world are descended from them.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaIn the beginning I was alone and from Me came the mind and from the mind were produced the seven sages , the ancient four Kumaras , as well as the four Manus of the past ages known as Savarnis, all of whom directed their thoughts to Me exclusively and were therefore endowed with divine powers and supreme wisdom. The four Kumaras declined to marry and create offspring.
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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The seven Great Seers, the progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four
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the Lawgivers were born of My will and come forth directly from Me
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The race of mankind has sprung from them
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