Chapter 18, Verse 61
Part of 18: Mokṣha Sanyās Yog — मोक्षसंन्यासयोगईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया॥
Transliteration
īśhvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛid-deśhe ‘rjuna tiṣhṭhati bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā
Meaning
The Lord dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna, causing all beings, by His illusory power, to revolve as if mounted on a machine.
Word-by-word meaning
īśhvaraḥ — the Supreme Lordsarva-bhūtānām — in all living beinghṛit-deśhe — in the heartsarjuna — Arjuntiṣhṭhati — dwellsbhrāmayan — causing to wandersarva-bhūtāni — all living beingsyantra ārūḍhani — seated on a machinemāyayā — made of the material energy
Commentary
Isvara The Lord the Ruler of the universe Narayana. The Lord abides in the hearts of all beings. It is He Who has given a gift of this marvellous machine to you. It is by His power that all bodies move. The Lord is the real Actor within. By Maya By causing illusion. He causes all beings to revolve like wooden dolls mounted on a machine. (Cf. X.20. XIII.18)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 61?▼
The Lord dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna, causing all beings, by His illusory power, to revolve as if mounted on a machine.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 61 of Chapter 18 (Mokṣha Sanyās Yog — Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.