Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 9.7
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 9.7 · 9 · Verse 7
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।।9.7।।स्थावरजङ्गमात्मकानि सर्वाणि भूतानि मामिकां मच्छरीरभूतां प्रकृतिं तमःशब्दवाच्यां नामरूपविभागानर्हां कल्पक्षये चतुर्मुखावसानसमये मत्संकल्पाद् यान्ति। तानि एव भूतानि कल्पादौ पुनः विसृजामि अहम्। यथा आह मनुः -- आसीदिदं तमोभूतम् (मनु0 1।5)सोऽभिध्याय शरीरात् स्वात् (मनु0 1।8) इति श्रुतिरपि -- यस्याव्यक्तं शरीरम् (सु0 उ0 7) इत्यादिकाअव्यक्तमक्षरे लीयते अक्षरं तमसि लीयते? तमः परे देवे एकीभवति (सु0 उ0 2)तम आसीत्तमसा गूढमग्रेऽप्रकेतम् (ऋ0 सं0 8।7।17।3) इति च।
9.7 All the mobile and immobile entities enter into My Prakrti at the end of a cycle, namely at the end of Brahma's life in accordance with My will. This Prakrti, constituting My body, is designated by the term Tamas, as it cannot be differentiated into name and form. I again send forth the very same beings at the beginning of a cycle. Manu declares accordingly: 'This universe became Tamas ৷৷. by an act of will. He produced it out of His body' (Manu, 1.5.8). The Srutis also declare thus: 'He whose body is Avyakta' (Su. U., 7); 'The Avyakta merges into Aksara, the Aksara into Tamas' (Ibid., 2); and also 'There was Tamas; the intelligence was concealed by Tamas' (Tai. Br., 1.8.9).