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The Lord dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna, causing all beings, by His illusive power, to revolve as if mounted on a machine.

The Lord dwells in the heart of all beings, Arjuna, causing all beings to revolve by his power of illusion (māyā), as if mounted on a machine.

Krishna describes the Lord (īśvara) as dwelling in the heart of all beings, moving them by his māyā, his creative power of appearance, as if they were mounted on a machine. The image of the machine has been read in different ways: as a picture of beings moved by nature and karma, or of a divine order working through all things. Placed here, it reminds Arjuna that he is part of a larger order and that the controlling power lies deeper than his ego.