Bhagavad Gita 9.10 meaningThe open secret
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Nature makes everything, and I watch over it.”
What it means
“Under my watch, nature gives birth to everything that moves and doesn't move. That is how the world keeps turning.”
The original Sanskrit
मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम् । हेतुनानेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते ॥
mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sacarācaram hetunānena kaunteya jagadviparivartate
Translations
Literal translation
Under Me as the supervisor, the Prakrti produces (the world) of the moving and the non-moving things. Owing to this reason, O son of Kunti, the world revolves.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे कौन्तेय ! मुझ अध्यक्ष के कारण ( अर्थात् मेरी अध्यक्षता में) प्रकृति चराचर जगत् को उत्पन्न करती है; इस कारण यह जगत् घूमता रहता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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