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THE BHAGAVAD-GITA.
not fight;" to no purpose thy determination; nature will constrain thee. (59)
स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा ।
कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत् ॥ ६० ॥
O son of Kuntî, bound by thine own duty[1] born of thine own nature, that which from delusion thou desirest not to do, even that helplessly thou shalt perform. (60)
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति ।
भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया ॥ ६१ ॥
The Lord dwelleth in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna, by His illusive Power[2] causing all beings to revolve, as though mounted on a potter's wheel. (61)
तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत ।
तत्प्रसादात्परां शान्तिं स्थानं प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतम् ॥ ६२ ॥
Flee unto Him for shelter with all thy being, O Bhârata; by His grace thou shalt obtain supreme peace, the everlasting dwelling-place. (62)
