Bhagavad Gita · 18.61
॥
Devanāgarī
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति ।
भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛd-deśe 'rjuna tiṣṭhati |
bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ईश्वरःīśvaraḥĪśvara, the Supreme Controller.
सर्वभूतानाम्sarva-bhūtānāmof all living beings.
हृद्देशेhṛd-deśein the region of the heart.
अर्जुनarjunaO Arjuna!
तिष्ठतिtiṣṭhatidwells.
भ्रामयन्bhrāmayancausing to revolve, to wander.
सर्वभूतानिsarva-bhūtāniall living beings.
यन्त्रारूढानिyantra-ārūḍhānias if mounted (ārūḍhāni) upon a machine (yantra).
माययाmāyayāthrough māyā.
Translation
“O Arjuna, the Supreme Controller dwells in the heart of everyone and, through His material energy, causes all living beings to revolve as if they were mounted upon a machine.”
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