In Bhagavad Gita 9.6, Krishna says that just as the mighty wind moving everywhere always rests in space, so all beings rest in him.
Sanskrit Verse
श्रीभगवानुवाच · The Blessed Lord said
यथाकाशस्थितो नित्यं
वायुः सर्वत्रगो महान्
तथा सर्वाणि भूतानि
मत्स्थानीत्युपधारय ॥ ९-६ ॥
yathākāśasthito nityaṃ
vāyuḥ sarvatrago mahān
tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni
matsthānītyupadhāraya
English transliteration yathaakaashasthito nityam
vaayuh sarvatrago mahaan
tathaa sarvaani bhootaani
matsthaaneetyupadhaaraya ॥ 9.6 ॥
Translation / Meaning
Just as the mighty wind, moving everywhere, always rests in space, so understand that all beings rest in Me.
Word Meanings
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| यथा yathā | just as |
| आकाशस्थितः ākāśasthitaḥ | resting in space ākāśa (space) + sthitaḥ (resting) |
| नित्यम् nityam | always |
| वायुः vāyuḥ | wind |
| सर्वत्रगः sarvatragaḥ | moving everywhere sarvatra (everywhere) + gaḥ (moving) |
| महान् mahān | mighty |
| तथा tathā | so |
| सर्वाणि sarvāṇi | all |
| भूतानि bhūtāni | beings |
| मत्स्थानि matsthāni | rest in Me |
| इति iti | thus |
| उपधारय upadhāraya | understand |
Word-wise Chanting
- ya–thā–kā–śas–thi–to nit–yaṃ 8 syllables ya-thaa-kaa-shas-thi-to nit-yam
- vā–yuḥ sar–vat–ra–go ma–hān | 8 syllables vaa-yuh sar-vat-ra-go ma-haan
- ta–thā sar–vā–ṇi bhū–tā–ni 8 syllables ta-thaa sar-vaa-ni bhoo-taa-ni
- mat–sthā–nīt–yu–pa–dhā–ra–ya || 9-6 8 syllables mat-sthaa-neet-yu-pa-dhaa-ra-ya
How to read this
How to chant: each line is one pāda (quarter-verse); chant it in one breath. The hyphen (-) divides the syllables, inside a word and across a sandhi join, so every pāda shows its 8 syllables (11 in triṣṭubh verses). A consonant cluster is divided after its first consonant (kar-ma, vet-ti): that syllable is held longer. Mark above a syllable: guru, long (two beats); laghu, short (one beat). | closes the half-verse, || the verse; the number is the syllable count of the pāda.
Deeper Explanation – Chapter 9 Verse 6
Context
Krishna gives an image to explain 9.4–9.5.
Meaning
The wind is powerful and always moving, yet it is held within space, which is unaffected by it. Space gives room to the wind without being disturbed. In the same way, all beings move and act within the Divine, which holds them without being disturbed.
This image helps us relate to our own activity. However busy life becomes, it moves within a vast stillness. We can learn to rest in that stillness even while active.
In Practice
Step outside and feel the wind or air. Notice the stillness of space that holds it, and rest in that stillness.
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Continue Your Study
This verse belongs to Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga (The Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret). Read the chapter overview, browse every verse of the Gita, or return to the chapter-by-chapter guide. For a reading plan, see how to study the Bhagavad Gita and the study resources.