Chapter 8 · The Imperishable Absolute

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 8.19

भूतग्राम: स एवायं भूत्वा भूत्वा प्रलीयते रात्र्यागमेऽवश: पार्थ प्रभवत्यहरागमे

bhūta-grāmaḥ sa evāyaṁ bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyate rātryāgame ’vaśhaḥ pārtha prabhavatyahar-āgame

Recitation · Text 8.19
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (11 words)

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This same multitude of beings, coming into existence again and again, is dissolved helplessly at the arrival of night and comes forth again at the arrival of day. Avaśaḥ — helplessly. The repetition is not chosen by anyone caught in it.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Avaśaḥ — helplessly. Nobody caught in the repetition chose it.