BG 9.6-Sloka Meaning – ISKCON

yathākāśa-sthito nityaṁ
vāyuḥ sarvatra-go mahān
tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni
mat-sthānīty upadhāraya

“As the mighty wind, blowing everywhere, always rests in ethereal space, know that in the same manner all beings rest in Me.”

Aim

To understand the relationship between Kṛṣṇa and all living beings, and how they rest in Him just as the wind rests in space.

Objective questions

To understand the comparison given by Kṛṣṇa in this verse.
To identify where all living beings rest according to this verse.
To recognize the example of the wind and the sky in relation to Kṛṣṇa and living entities.
To realize the pervasiveness of Kṛṣṇa’s energy.

Kṛṣṇa compares the resting of all beings in Him to the resting of the wind in the sky.
All living beings rest in Kṛṣṇa.
Just as the wind is situated within the vast sky, all beings are situated within Kṛṣṇa.
Kṛṣṇa’s energy pervades and contains everything.

Application in Life

“As the mighty wind blows everywhere, always resting in the sky, so do all beings rest in Me.”

Teaches dependence on God – just as air rests in space, we exist within Him.
Encourages humility – life is sustained by a higher reality, not by our own strength.
Builds trust in divine shelter – we are never outside the Lord’s support.

The analogy of the wind and the sky illustrates the relationship between Kṛṣṇa and all living entities.
Just as wind cannot exist outside the sky, no living being can exist outside of Kṛṣṇa.
Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate shelter and foundation of everything.
This verse emphasizes Kṛṣṇa’s all-encompassing nature.

Just as the wind always rests in the sky, all living beings are always resting in Kṛṣṇa. He is the ultimate shelter and support of all existence.