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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 10 (9.10)

Reflective Prompt:

How do you typically respond when you see greatness or divinity hidden under simple or ordinary human appearances?

  • Option 1: Dismiss or overlook it, focusing only on superficial flaws or expectations.
  • Option 2: Look deeper to appreciate the inner qualities and value the divine spark.

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 10 (9.10)

मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम् । हेतुनानेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते | | ९-१० | |

mayādhyakṣheṇa prakṛitiḥ sūyate sacharācharam hetunānena kaunteya jagadviparivartate

Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
  • माम् (mam) — मुझको(Me)
  • y joined in mayādhyakṣheṇa
  • अध्यक्षेण (adhyakshena) — अध्यक्षता में(under supervision)
  • प्रकृतिः (prakritih) — प्रकृति(nature)
  • सूयते (suyate) — उत्पन्न करती है(produces)
  • सचराचरम् (sa-characharam) — चर और अचर सहित(moving and unmoving)
Line 2:
  • हेतुना (hetuna) — कारण से(by the cause)
  • अनेन (anena) — इस(this)
  • कौन्तेय (Kaunteya) — हे कौन्तेय अर्जुन(O Arjuna)
  • जगत् (jagat) — जगत(world)
  • विपरिवर्तते (viparivartate) — घूमता और बदलता है(revolves and changes)

English: Under my guidance, Nature produces all things movable and immovable. Thus it is, Arjuna, that this universe revolves.

💡 Commentary Note

Under the presidency of the Supreme, material nature (Prakriti) produces both the moving and non-moving creation. This oversight is what keeps the universe running in an orderly cycle.

### Shlokas 11-15 **Condemnation of demoniacal men who despise God, and the method of Bhajana of divine-natured people.**

Learnings from Shloka 10:
  • Creation moves in cycles:: Beings return to Krishna's nature and arise again at the beginning of a new cycle.
  • Nature is the instrument:: Prakriti produces forms, but it works under Krishna's supervision.
  • God remains unattached:: Krishna sustains cosmic action without being bound by it.
  • Karma Yoga mirrors this truth:: We can learn to act fully while becoming less bound by ego and attachment.

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