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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 9 · Rāja Vidyā Rāja Guhya Yoga

Shloka 9.8
Lesson 346 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

Sovereign knowledge, devotion and divine immanence. Why is this teaching described as both sovereign knowledge and a profound secret?

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Shloka · Devanagari

प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्॥

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

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

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Sandhi-vicheda

prakṛitim+svām+avaṣhṭabhya+visṛijāmi+punaḥ punaḥ+bhūta-grāmam+imam+kṛitsnam+avaśham+prakṛiteḥ+vaśhāt

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Meaning of each word

prakṛitimsource form
the material energy
svāmsource form
my own
avaṣhṭabhyasource form
presiding over
visṛijāmisource form
generate
punaḥ punaḥsource form
again and again
bhūta-grāmamsource form
myriad forms
imamsource form
these
kṛitsnamsource form
all
avaśhamsource form
beyond their control
prakṛiteḥsource form
nature
vaśhātsource form
force
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Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।9.8।। --,प्रकृतिं स्वां स्वीयाम् अवष्टभ्य वशीकृत्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः प्रकृतितो जातं भूतग्रामं भूतसमुदायम् इमं वर्तमानं कृत्स्नं समग्रम् अवशम् अस्वतन्त्रम्? अविद्यादिदोषैः परवशीकृतम्? प्रकृतेः वशात् स्वभाववशात्।।तर्हि तस्य ते परमेश्वरस्य? भूतग्रामम् इमं विषमं विदधतः? तन्निमित्ताभ्यां धर्माधर्माभ्यां संबन्धः स्यादिति? इदम् आह भगवान् --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 9.8
Course position346 / 701
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