ईश्वर: सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया
īśhvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛid-deśhe ‘rjuna tiṣhṭhati bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā
Recitation · Text 18.61
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (9 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
The Lord dwells in the heart of all beings, causing them to revolve by His power as though mounted on a machine. The image is mechanical and unsentimental — and He is inside the machine, not outside operating it.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:He is inside the machine, not outside operating it.