Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 61 (18.61)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति
भ्रामयन् सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया
॥ 18.61 ॥
īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ hṛddeśe'rjuna tiṣṭhati
bhrāmayan sarvabhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā
Translation
"O Arjuna, the Lord dwells in the hearts of all beings — by His maya causing all beings to revolve, as if mounted on a machine."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. śuklāntarātmasvabhāvaḥ — a pure inner instrument; he quotes Rigveda 6.9.1.
Acharya Ramanuja. sakalapravṛttinivṛttimūlajñānodaye deśe tiṣṭhati — He dwells in the place where knowledge, the root of all action and withdrawal, arises.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.