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मयाऽध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम्। हेतुनाऽनेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते।।9.10।।
mayādhyakṣheṇa prakṛitiḥ sūyate sa-charācharam hetunānena kaunteya jagad viparivartate
Under my guidance, Nature produces all movable and immovable things. Thus, O Arjuna, this universe revolves.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| mayā | by me |
| adhyakṣheṇa | direction |
| prakṛitiḥ | material energy |
| sūyate | brings into being |
| sa | both |
| chara-acharam | the animate and the inanimate |
| hetunā | reason |
| anena | this |
| kaunteya | Arjun, the son of Kunti |
| jagat | the material world |
| viparivartate | undergoes the changes |
The Lord presides only as a witness. By reason of His proximity or presence, Nature sends forth the moving and the unmoving.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Observe the chapter’s first-person claims, the relation between Kṛṣṇa and the world, different forms of worship and accessible devotion.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaUnder Me as the supervisor, the Prakrti produces the world of the moving and the non-moving things. Owing to this, O son of Kunti, the world revolves.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaUnder My supervision, Prakrti gives birth to all mobile and immobile entities, and thus, O Arjuna, the world revolves.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaThe Lord presides only as a witness. By reason of His proximity or presence, Nature sends forth the moving and the unmoving.
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Under my guidance, Nature produces all movable and immovable things
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Thus, O Arjuna, this universe revolves
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mayā: by me
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