Gita 7.6
एतद्योनीनि भूतानि सर्वाणीत्युपधारय।
अहं कृत्स्नस्य जगतः प्रभवः प्रलयस्तथा।।
etad-yonīni bhūtāni sarvāṇīty upadhāraya ahaṁ kṛtsnasya jagataḥ prabhavaḥ pralayas tathā
"Know that all beings have these two natures as their source. I am the origin and dissolution of the entire universe."
What This Means:
Everything that exists comes from these two natures—matter and spirit—and both come from Krishna. He is the source from which everything emerges and into which everything dissolves.
Going Deeper:
This establishes Krishna as the ultimate cause. Unlike dualistic systems where matter and spirit are eternally separate, here both emerge from one divine source. Unity underlies apparent duality.
How To Apply This:
When you see apparent opposites—matter and spirit, body and soul, world and God—remember they share one source. Division is appearance; unity is deeper reality.
Key Sanskrit Terms:
Yoni= Source, womb, originPrabhava= Origin, creationPralaya= Dissolution, cosmic destruction