For,
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति ।
भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया ॥ ६१ ॥
īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ hṛddeśe’rjuna tiṣṭhati .
bhrāmayansarvabhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā .. 61 ..
The Lord dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna, whirling by Māyā all beings (as if) mounted on a machine.
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The Lord (Īśvara): the Ruler, Nārāyaṇa. Arjuna pure in the internal self, of a pure antah-karana. The word “Arjuna” is used in the sense of ‘pure’ in the Ṛg-Veda. “The dark day and the light day.” (6-9-1). He causes all beings to revolve as if—‘as if’ being understood—mounted on machines, like wooded dolls mounted on a machine. By Māyā: by causing illusion. ‘Whirling’ should be construed with ‘dwells.’