Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 61
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।
भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया ॥
Say itīśhvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛid-deśhe ‘rjuna tiṣhṭhati
bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā
Translation
The Lord dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna, causing all beings, by His illusory power, to revolve as if mounted on a machine.
Swami Sivananda
O Arjuna, the Lord resides in the region of the hearts of all creatures, revolving through Maya all the creatures as though mounted on a machine!
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The Lord, O Arjuna, abides in the heart of every being, spinning them round and round, as if mounted on a wheel, by His power.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
O Arjuna! This Lord dwells in the hearts of all beings, causing, by His trick of illusion, all beings to whirl round as if they are mounted on a revolving mechanical contrivance.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
God dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna! He causes them to revolve, as it were, on a wheel, by His mystic power.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे अर्जुन ! ईश्वर सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंके हृदयमें रहता है और अपनी मायासे शरीररूपी यन्त्रपर आरूढ़ हुए सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंको (उनके स्वभावके अनुसार) भ्रमण कराता रहता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे अर्जुन (मानों किसी) यन्त्र पर आरूढ़ समस्त भूतों को ईश्वर अपनी माया से घुमाता हुआ (भ्रामयन्) भूतमात्र के हृदय में स्थित रहता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.