Bhagavad Gita BG 9.10
Chapter 9, Verse 10 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम् । हेतुनानेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते ॥
mayAdhyakshena prakrtih suyate sacaracaram hetuna anena kaunteya jagad viparivartate
Meaning
Under My supervision (adhyaksha), Prakriti produces the moving and unmoving. By this cause, O Kaunteya, the world revolves.
Understanding
The mechanism of creation. Mayaadhyakshena (under My supervision — adhyaksha: overseeing, superintending; Krishna is the adhyaksha, the supervisor, not the direct doer). Prakrtih suyate (Prakriti produces/brings forth — suyate from the root su, to produce, to project) — sacaracaram (the moving and the unmoving — all of creation: cara = moving beings, acara = unmoving, static things). Anena hetuna (by this cause — the cause being Krishna's supervisory presence). Jagad viparivartate (the world turns, revolves). Krishna is not the hands-on maker — he is the adhyaksha (the witnessing overseer) in whose presence Prakriti spontaneously creates. This preserves Krishna's non-involvement while explaining creation.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अध्यक्षेण | adhyakshena | by the supervisor/overseer — as the witnessing superintendent |
| सूयते | suyate | produces, brings forth, projects (Prakriti as active producer) |
| सचराचरम् | sacaracaram | the moving and the unmoving — all of creation |
| हेतुना | hetuna | by the cause, by this reason |
| विपरिवर्तते | viparivartate | revolves, turns, operates in all its complexity |
| मया | mayā | by Me |
| अध्यक्षेण | adhyakṣeṇa | under My supervision |
| प्रकृतिः | prakṛtiḥ | material nature |
| सूयते | sūyate | produces, gives birth |
| सचराचरम् | sacārācaram | the moving and non-moving |
| हेतुना | hetunā | by this reason, for this cause |
| अनेन | anena | by this |
| कौन्तेय | kaunteya | O Arjuna |
| जगत् | jagat | the world |
| विपरिवर्तते | viparivartathe | revolves, goes round |
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