Chapter 9 · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga - The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal SecretKrishna
Verse 10
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 9, श्लोक 10
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम्।
हेतुनानेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते॥१०॥
Transliteration
Maya-Adhyakshena Prakritih Suyate Sa-Chara-Acharam.
Hetuna-Anena Kaunteya Jagad-Viparivartate.||10||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
मयाmayaby Me
अध्यक्षेणadhyakshenaas the supervisor/overseer
प्रकृतिःprakritihmaterial nature
सूयतेsuyategives birth to/produces
सचराचरम्sa-chara-acharamthe moving and non-moving
हेतुनाhetunaby this reason
अनेनanenathis
कौन्तेयkaunteyaO son of Kunti
जगत्jagatthe world
विपरिवर्ततेviparivartaterevolves/undergoes changes
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
मेरी अध्यक्षता (देखरेख) में प्रकृति चराचर (चर और अचर) जगत को उत्पन्न करती है। हे कौन्तेय! इसी कारण से यह जगत परिवर्तित होता रहता (चक्र चलता रहता) है।
English Translation
Under My supervision, Prakriti (material nature) produces all moving and non-moving beings. By this reason, O son of Kunti, the world revolves through its cycles.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna clarifies the mechanics of creation. Prakriti is the material cause, but it operates under His supervision (adhyaksha). Without His conscious presence, inert Prakriti cannot create. This is like a potter and clay — clay alone cannot become a pot; the potter's intelligence is needed. God's consciousness energizes Prakriti to produce the entire manifest world.