Chapter 18 · Moksha Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Liberation through RenunciationKrishna
Verse 61
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 18, श्लोक 61
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।
भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया॥
Transliteration
Ishvarah sarva-bhutanam hrid-deshe'rjuna tishthati
Bhramayan sarva-bhutani yantra-arudhani mayaya
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
ईश्वरःIshvarahthe Supreme Lord
सर्वभूतानाम्sarva-bhutanamof all beings
हृद्देशेhrid-deshein the region of the heart
अर्जुनArjunaO Arjuna
तिष्ठतिtishthatidwells
भ्रामयन्bhramayancausing to revolve
सर्वभूतानिsarva-bhutaniall beings
यन्त्रारूढानिyantra-arudhanimounted on a machine
माययाmayayaby Maya (illusion)
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे अर्जुन! ईश्वर सब भूतों के हृदय में विराजमान है और माया द्वारा सब भूतों को यन्त्र पर आरूढ़ करके घुमा रहा है।
English Translation
O Arjuna, the Supreme Lord dwells in the hearts of all beings, causing them to revolve as if mounted on a machine, through the power of Maya.
Commentary (टीका)
This vivid image reveals that God resides in every heart and is the ultimate mover behind all beings. The 'machine' metaphor suggests the body-mind complex driven by prakriti under God's supervision. This is not fatalism but the recognition that divine intelligence guides the cosmic dance of all existence.