BG 4.6
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन् ।
प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय सम्भवाम्यात्ममायया ॥
प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय सम्भवाम्यात्ममायया ॥
ajo ’pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro ’pi san
prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā
prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā
Word-for-word meanings
api — although; san — [I] am; ajaḥ — birthless; avyaya ātmā — [although I am He] whose transcendental body [ātmā] is immutable; api — [and] although; san — [I] am; īśvaraḥ — the independent regulator; bhūtānām — of all beings; sambhavāmi — I appear [in this world]; adhiṣṭhāya — while remaining situated; svām — in My own; prakṛtim — essential form and nature; ātma-māyayā — through My intrinsic power.
Translation
Although I am birthless and My transcendental body is immutable, and although I am the independent regulator of all beings, I still appear [in this world], while remaining situated in My own essential form and nature, through My intrinsic power (ātmamāyā).