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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 8

The Royal Secret

प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः। भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्

prakṛitiṁ svām avaṣhṭabhya visṛijāmi punaḥ punaḥ bhūta-grāmam imaṁ kṛitsnam avaśhaṁ prakṛiter vaśhāt

What does Bhagavad Gita 9.8 mean?

Presiding over My own nature, I send forth again and again this entire multitude of beings, who are helpless under the force of nature.

Word-by-word meaning

prakṛitim—the material energy · svām—my own · avaṣhṭabhya—presiding over · visṛijāmi—generate · punaḥ punaḥ—again and again · bhūta-grāmam—myriad forms · imam—these · kṛitsnam—all · avaśham—beyond their control · prakṛiteḥ—nature · vaśhāt—force

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