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Bhagavad Gita 18.61

ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।

īśhvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛid-deśhe ‘rjuna tiṣhṭhati bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
īśhvaraḥīśhvaraḥthe Supreme Lord
sarva-bhūtānāmsarva-bhūtānāmin all living being
hṛit-deśhehṛit-deśhein the hearts
arjunaarjunaArjun
tiṣhṭhatitiṣhṭhatidwells
bhrāmayanbhrāmayancausing to wander
sarva-bhūtānisarva-bhūtāniall living beings
yantra ārūḍhaniyantra ārūḍhaniseated on a machine
māyayāmāyayāmade of the material energy

The Lord dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna, causing all beings, by His illusory power, to revolve as if mounted on a machine.

हे अर्जुन (मानों किसी) यन्त्र पर आरूढ़ समस्त भूतों को ईश्वर अपनी माया से घुमाता हुआ (भ्रामयन्) भूतमात्र के हृदय में स्थित रहता है।।