Learn·Chapter 9 · The royal knowledge, the royal secret·Verse 8 of 34

Bhagavad Gītā 9.8, word by word

प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः। भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्

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

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In English

With the help of Nature, I again and again pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or not, for they are ruled by My will.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

Animating My Nature, I again and again send forth all this multitude of beings, helpless under the force of Nature.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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