भूतग्रामः स एवायं भूत्वा भूत्वा प्रलीयते ।रात्र्यागमेऽवशः पार्थ प्रभवत्यहरागमे ॥
bhūtagrāmaḥ sa evāyaṃ bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyate |rātryāgame'vaśaḥ pārtha prabhavatyaharāgame ||
This very same multitude of beings, coming into existence again and again, dissolves helplessly when night arrives, O Partha, and springs forth again when day arrives.
Explanation
Krishna is continuing his description of Brahma's cosmic day and night, which he began in the previous verse. He says the same multitude of beings (bhūta-grāma) is repeatedly created and dissolved, and it has no control (avaśa) over this cycle. The point is that even the highest worlds are bound by recurring time, which prepares the contrast in the next verse with a higher, unchanging reality.