Bhagavad Gita 18.61 · Krishna
The Lord in every heart
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।
भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया॥
īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ hṛddeśe’arjuna tiṣṭhatibhrāmayansarvabhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā
The Lord lives in the heart of every being, Arjuna, turning all beings by His power, as if mounted on a wheel.
Words
- māyā
What it means
Krishna reveals something vast. The Lord, ishvara, lives in every heart. Through his maya, his power, he turns all beings, like riders on a great wheel. We feel we're steering alone. In truth, a deeper presence moves through every life. Not as a puppeteer, but as the life within life.
The story
Arjuna sees thousands of warriors, each sure they're acting alone. Krishna shows him the one presence moving through every one of them.
In your life
Imagine a fairground carousel, every rider sure they're galloping, all turned by one hidden engine. Put your hand on your heart tonight and feel what moves you.
One presence moves through every heart.