Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verse 17
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम् | भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च ||
avibhaktaṁ ca bhūteṣu vibhaktaṁ iva ca sthitam bhūta-bhartṛ ca taj jñeyaṁ grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca
It is undivided, yet it exists as if divided in all beings. That which is to be known is the sustainer of beings, the destroyer, and the creator.
Krishna continues describing the Supreme's paradoxical nature. 'Avibhaktaṁ ca bhūteṣu vibhaktaṁ iva ca sthitam'—it is undivided, yet it exists as if divided in all beings. The Supreme is one, yet it appears as many individual consciousnesses. 'Bhūta-bhartṛ'—the sustainer of beings. The Supreme sustains all. 'Grasiṣṇu'—the destroyer. The Supreme dissolves the field. 'Prabhaviṣṇu'—the creator. The Supreme creates the field. This verse emphasizes that the Supreme is the source—it creates, sustains, and dissolves the field. The field comes from the Supreme, exists in the Supreme, and returns to the Supreme. When you understand this, you recognize the Supreme as the source of everything—the field, the knower, all. The Supreme is undivided (one), yet appears divided (many individual consciousnesses). It's the source of creation, sustenance, and dissolution.