Bhagavad Gita 18.61ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया ॥

īśhvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛid-deśhe ‘rjuna

tiṣhṭhati bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā

Sanskrit recitation

18.60 18.62

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Translation

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.

Hindi translation

हे अर्जुन ! ईश्वर सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंके हृदयमें रहता है और अपनी मायासे शरीररूपी यन्त्रपर आरूढ़ हुए सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंको (उनके स्वभावके अनुसार) भ्रमण कराता रहता है।

Meaning

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)

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Word-by-word→

arjuna: Arjun
māyayā: made of the material energy
bhrāmayan: causing to wander
īśhvaraḥ: the Supreme Lord
hṛit-deśhe: in the hearts
tiṣhṭhati: dwells
sarva-bhūtāni: all living beings
sarva-bhūtānām: in all living being
yantra ārūḍhani: seated on a machine

Bhagavad Gita 18.61ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया ॥

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