Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 - Lesson 3 of 8

POWERFUL COGNITION

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Kṛṣṇa is the Creator

बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम् ।
धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ
॥ ७-११॥

balaṁ balavatāṁ cāhaṁ
kāmarāgavivarjitam
dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu
kāmo'smi bharatarṣabha

I am the strength of the strong,
and I am procreative energy in
living beings, devoid of lust and
in accordance with religious
principles, O Bharatarṣabha (Lord
of Bhārata).

Illustration of an enlightened being with eyes rolled upward

POWERFUL COGNITION

The life-giving energy as transcendental spiritual energy.

स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः ।
भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम्
॥ ४=३ ॥

sa evāyaṁ mayā te'dya yogaḥ
proktaḥ purātanaḥ I bhakto 'si me
sakhā ceti rahasyaṁ hyetaduttamam

That ancient science of
Enlightenment, or entering into
eternal bliss, is today taught by me
to you because you are my devotee
as well as my friend.
You will certainly understand
the supreme mystery of this science.

POWERFUL COGNITION

Logic can never lead you to Self-Realization. The qualification to receive the Truth is Devotion.

ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये।
मत्त एवेति तान्विद्धि न त्वहं तेषु ते मयि
॥ ७=१२॥

ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvā
rājasāstāmasāśca ye matta eveti
tānviddhi na tvahaṃ teṣu te mayi

All states of being — be they of
goodness (sāttvika), passion (rajas)
or ignorance (tamas) —all
emanate from Me. I am
independent of them but they are
dependent on Me

POWERFUL COGNITION

Satva, rajas and tamas, commonly translated as goodness or calmness, passion or aggression, and ignorance or inaction, combine in many ways in a person.