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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -9
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10. With Me presiding, Prakrti produces the moving and the un-moving; because of this, O son of Kunti the world keeps going round. With Me presiding, as a mere witness (looker-on) on every side, and immutable in nature, Prakrti, My Māyā, consisting of the three gunas and being of the nature of nescience (avidya), produces the universe, comprising the moving and the un-moving. The Vedic mantra says so: "The One, Effulgent, hidden in all beings, all-pervading, the inner-Self of all beings, the Superintendent of all acts, abiding in all beings, the Witness, the Knower, the Absolute and devoid of qualities"[1]. Because of this, My being the witness, presiding over (Māyā), O son of Kunti, the world comprising the moving and the un-moving, the manifested and the un-manifested, keeps going round, through all states[2]. |
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