Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 9, Verse 10
मयाऽध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम्।
हेतुनाऽनेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते।।
हेतुनाऽनेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते।।
mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram
hetunānena kaunteya jagad viparivartate
also searched as "mayadhyakshena prakritih suyate sacharacharam"
Translation
Under My supervision, Prakrti gives birth to all mobile and immobile entities, and thus, O Arjuna, the world revolves.
Vāṇi's rendering
Under my watch, nature gives birth to all that moves and does not move. That is why the world turns.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| मयाmayā | by me |
| अध्यक्षेणadhyakṣeṇa | as the one presiding, the overseer nearby (sandhi: mayā + adhyakṣeṇa) |
| प्रकृतिःprakṛtiḥ | nature, the birthing ground of all forms |
| सूयतेsūyate | gives birth, brings forth |
| सचराचरम्sa-carācaram | along with the moving and the unmoving |
| हेतुनाhetunā | by the cause |
| अनेनanena | this (sandhi: hetunā + anena) |
| कौन्तेयkaunteya | Arjuna, son of Kunti |
| जगत्jagat | the world, all that is in motion |
| विपरिवर्ततेviparivartate | turns round and round, revolves |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 10 mean?
Krishna says nature brings forth everything that moves and everything that stands still, and it does so under his watch. He is not the craftsman shaping each thing. He is the presiding presence that makes prakṛti fertile at all. Because of that presence, the whole world keeps turning.
What does mayadhyakshena prakritih suyate sacharacharam mean?
Under me as the one presiding, nature gives birth — with the moving and the unmoving alike. Nothing is left outside it: stone, river, animal, you. The birthing belongs to prakṛti. The presence that lets birthing happen belongs to Krishna, and he stays untouched by what comes of it.
If Krishna only watches, is he responsible for the world's suffering?
He is the reason there is a world at all, not the hand behind each blow. Prakṛti works by her own laws, and actions carry their own weight home. Krishna presides without interfering in the mechanics. That is why the Gītā asks you to act well, and not to blame the sun for the harvest.
How does this verse help me in daily life?
Much of your life is turning without your consent — ageing, weather, the moods of others, outcomes you cannot bend. This verse says that turning is held, not random. You are not the one required to keep the wheel moving. Do your work inside it, and stop straining against the axle.
Read every verse this way, held — inside Vāṇi.
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Commentary
Krishna does not say he builds the world. He says he presides, and nature does the bearing. The distinction matters. A seed does not sprout because someone pulls at it; it sprouts because there is sun. His watching is not surveillance — it is the presence under which things become able to happen at all. Arjuna wants to know how one who sets everything turning stays unstained by the turning. This is the answer: the sun does not enter the sprouting. Look at what is unfolding in your life without your permission. Something is holding the field steady while it turns.