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Chapter 9 · Verse 10 · Raja Vidya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 9.10

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Sanskrit

मयाऽध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम्। हेतुनाऽनेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते।।9.10।।

Transliteration

mayādhyakṣheṇa prakṛitiḥ sūyate sa-charācharam hetunānena kaunteya jagad viparivartate

Word by Word

mayā by me
adhyakṣheṇa direction
prakṛitiḥ material energy
sūyate brings into being
sa both
chara-acharam the animate and the inanimate
hetunā reason
anena this
kaunteya Arjun, the son of Kunti
jagat the material world
viparivartate undergoes the changes
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the ultimate truth: He does not merely observe creation — He sustains it through His divine intelligence, directing the dance of Prakriti (material nature) with perfect wisdom. Every atom that moves, every breath that flows, every transformation in this vast cosmos happens under His sovereign guidance.

When you understand this truth deeply, you stop blaming circumstance and start recognizing the Divine hand in all events — and this recognition itself becomes the gateway to freedom.

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Bhagavad Gita 9.10 — BG 9.10

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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