A core teaching · expansive in mood · a little context helps
“All lineages and worlds emerge from Krishna’s mind.”
The seven great sages, the four ancient sages, and the fourteen Manus were born from my mind. The people of these worlds descend from them.
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Krishna says that the great sages, the ancient sages, and the Manus all arose from him, and all beings in these worlds descend through them.
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Vibhuti Yoga" (The Yoga of Divine Glories).
Verse 6 sits in Chapter 10 of the Bhagavad Gita — Vibhuti Yoga, "The Yoga of Divine Glories". The chapter has 42 verses in total.
You look at a family tree, a lineage of teachers, or the chain behind a tradition and wonder where it all began. This verse says the deepest source is not random history but a living divine origin.
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It shifts attention from isolated individuals to the sacred source behind all lineages and life.
What this verse means
Krishna says that the great sages, the ancient sages, and the Manus all arose from him, and all beings in these worlds descend through them.
Context & commentary
On Kurukshetra, Krishna is answering Arjuna’s need to see beyond the battlefield. After naming his divine qualities, he points to the cosmic chain of creation: sages, primordial teachers, Manus, and all living beings. The teaching widens Arjuna’s vision from one war to the source of all life.
Why this verse still matters
You look at a family tree, a lineage of teachers, or the chain behind a tradition and wonder where it all began. This verse says the deepest source is not random history but a living divine origin.
“The world is not separate from the divine source that sustains it.”
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