BG 9.10

मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम् ।
हेतुनानेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते ॥
mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram
hetunānena kaunteya jagad viparivartate

Word-for-word meanings

mayā — by My;  adhyakṣeṇa — supervision;  prakṛtiḥ — material nature;  sūyate — brings forth;  sa-cara-acaram — [the cosmos] consisting of moving and non-moving beings;  anena hetunā — owing to this [i.e., God’s supervision];  kaunteya — O son of Kuntī;  jagat — the cosmos;  viparivartate — revolves [i.e., is repeatedly unfolded and enfolded].

Translation

It is due to My supervision that material nature is enabled to bring forth the cosmos consisting of moving and non-moving beings. Owing to this, O son of Kuntī, the cosmos is unfolded and enfolded again and again.

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