Verses Of Gita Chapter 7🔗

Sri Bhagavan uvaca:

mayyasakta manah partha yogam yunjanmadasrayah asamsayam samagram mam yatha jnasyasi tacchrnu 7.1

sri bhagavan uvaca: Krishna said; mayi: in Me; asakta- manah: mind attached; partha: Arjuna (Son of Prtha); yogam: union; yunjan: so practicing; mat-asrayah: in My shelter; asamsayam: without doubt; samagram: completely; mam: to Me; yatha: how, in what manner; jnasyasi: you can know; tat: that; srnu: hear

7.1 Krishna says,

Arjuna, Listen to Me, you can know Me completely and without doubt by practicing yoga in true consciousness of Me, With your mind attached to Me.

jnanam: phenomenal knowledge; te: unto you; aham: I; sa: with;

vijnanam: absolute knowledge; idam: this; vaksyami: shall explain;

asesatah: in full; yat: which; jnatva: knowing; na: not; iha: in this

world; bhuyah: further; anyat: anything more; jnatavyam: knowable;

avasisyate: remains to be known

7.2 Let Me explain to you in detail this phenomenal and absolute knowledge along with its realization; by knowing which, there shall remain nothing further to be known.

manusyanam: of men; sahasresu: out of many thousands; kascit: hardly one; yatati: endeavors; siddhaye: for perfection of self-realization; yatatam: of those so endeavoring; api: indeed; siddhanam: of those who have achieved perfection; kascit: hardly one; mam: Me; vetti: does know; tattvatah: in truth

7.3 Out of many thousands of men, hardly one endeavors or strives to achieve perfection of self- realization;

Of those so endeavoring, hardly one achieves the perfection of self-realization and of those, hardly one knows Me in truth or reaches that state of oneness with Me.

bhumir apo analo vayuh kham mano buddhir eva ca ahankara itiyam me bhinna prakrtir astadha 7.4

bhumih: earth; apah: water; analah: fire; vayuh: air; kham: ether;

manah: mind; buddhih: intelligence; eva: certainly; ca: and; ahankarah: ego; iti: thus; iyam: all these; me: My; bhinna: separated, various; prakrtih: external energies; astadha: total eight

7.4 Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego

All together these eight constitute My separated external energies.

apara: inferior; iyam: this; itah: besides this; tu: but; anyam: another; prakrtim: energy; viddhi: understand; me: my; param: superior; jiva-bhutam: the living entities; maha- baho: O mighty armed one; yaya: by whom; idam: this; dharyate: being utilized or exploited; jagat: the material world

7.5 Besides these external energies, which are inferior in nature, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is a superior energy of Mine.

This comprises all the embodied souls of all the living entities by which this material world is being utilized or exploited.

etat: these two natures; yonini: source of birth; bhutani: everything

created; sarvani: all; iti: thus; upadharaya: know; aham: I; krtsnasya: all-inclusive; jagatah: of the world; prabhavah: source of manifestation; pralayah: annihilation; tatha: as well as

7.6 Know for certain that everything living is manifested by these two energies of Mine.

I am the creator, the sustainer and the destroyer of them.

mattah parataram nanyat kincid asti dhananjaya mayi sarvam idam protam sutre mani-gana iva 7.7

mattah: beyond Myself; para-taram: superior; na: not; anyat kincit:

anything else; asti: there is; Dhananjaya: O conqueror of wealth; mayi: in Me; sarvam: all that be; idam: which we see; protam: strung; sutre: on a thread; mani-ganah: pearls; iva: likened

7.7 O conqueror of wealth [Arjuna], there is no truth superior to Me.

Everything hangs upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread.

raso aham apsu kaunteya prabhasmi sasi-suryayoh pranavah sarva-vedesu sabdah khe paurusam nrsu 7.8 rasah: taste; aham: I; apsu: in water; kaunteya: O son of Kunti; prabha asmi: I am the light; sasi-suryayoh: in the sun and the moon; pranavah: the letters a-u-m; sarva: in all; vedesu: in the Vedas; sabdah: sound vibration; khe: in the ether; paurusam: virility, manliness; nrsu: in man

7.8 O son of Kunti [Arjuna], I am the taste of water, the radiance of the sun and the moon, the sacred syllable Om in the Vedic mantras.

I am the sound in ether and ability in man.

punyo gandhah prthivyam ca tejas casmi vibhavasau jivanam sarva-bhutesu tapas casmi tapasvisu 7.9 punyah: original; gandhah: fragrance; prthivyam: in the earth; ca:

also; tejah: temperature; ca: also; asmi: I am; vibhavasau: in the

fire; jivanam: life; sarva: all; bhutesu: living entities; tapah: penance; ca: also; asmi: I am; tapasvisu: in those who practice penance.

7.9 I am the original fragrance of the earth, and I am the heat in fire.

I am the life of all living beings, and I am the penances of all ascetics.

bijam mam sarva-bhutanam viddhi partha sanatanam buddhir buddhimatam asmi tejas tejasvinam aham 7.10

bijam: the seed; mam: Me; sarva-bhutanam: of all living entities; viddhi: try to understand; partha: O son of Prtha; sanatanam: original, eternal; buddhih: intelligence; buddhi- matam: of the intelligent; asmi: I am; tejah: prowess; tejasvinam: of the powerful; aham: I am

7.10 O son of Pritha, I am the eternal source of all creatures, the intelligence of the intelligent, and the brilliance of all those who are brilliant.

balam balavatam caham kama-raga-vivarjitam dharmaviruddho bhutesu kamo asmi bharatarsabha 7.11 balam: strength; bala-vatam: of the strong; ca: and; aham: I am; kama: procreative energy; raga: attachment; vivarjitam: devoid of; dharma-aviruddhah: not against the religious principles; bhutesu: in all beings; kamah: lust; asmi: I am; bharata-rsabha: O lord of the Bharatas

7.11 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 lord of the Bharata.

ye caiva sattvika bhava rajasas tamasas ca ye matta eveti tan viddhi na tv aham tesu te mayi 7.12 ye: all those; ca: and; eva: certainly; sattvikah: in goodness; bhavah: states of being; rajasah: mode of passion; tamasah: mode of ignorance; ca: and; ye: although; mattah: from Me; eva: certainly; iti: thus; tan: those; viddhi: try to know; na: not; tu: but; aham: I; tesu: in those; te: they; mayi: unto Me

7.12 All states of being - be they of goodness, passion or ignorance - all emanate from Me.

I am independent of them but they are dependent on Me.

tribhir guna-mayair bhavair ebhih sarvam idam jagat mohitam nabhijanati mam ebhyah param avyayam 7.13 tribhih: three; guna-mayaih: by the three gunas; bhavaih: state of being; ebhih: all these; sarvam: the whole world; idam: this; jagat: universe; mohitam: deluded; na abhijanati: do not know; mam: Me; ebhyah: above these; param: the Supreme; avyayam: immutable

7.13 The whole world is deluded by the three modes (goodness, passion and ignorance), and thus does not know Me. I am above the modes and unchangeable

daivi hy esa guna-mayi mama maya duratyaya mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te 7.14

daivi: transcendental; hi: certainly; esa: this; guna-mayi: consisting

of the three modes of material nature; mama: My; maya: energy;

duratyaya: very difficult to overcome; mam: unto Me; eva: certainly;

ye: those; prapadyante: surrender; mayam etam: this illusory energy; taranti: overcome; te: they

7.14 My divine energy, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome.

But those who surrender unto Me can cross beyond it with ease.

na mam duskrtino mudhah prapadyante naradhamah mayayapahrta-jnana asuram bhavam asritah 7.15 na: not; mam: unto Me; duskrtinah: miscreants; mudhah: foolish; prapadyante: surrender; nara-adhamah: lowest among mankind; mayaya: by the illusory energy; apahrta: stolen by illusion; jnanah: knowledge; asuram: demonic; bhavam: nature; asritah: accepting.

7.15 Those miscreants who are foolish, lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by Maya (that which is not real), and who have taken shelter in demonic nature, do not surrender unto Me.

Chaturvidha bhajante mam janah sukrtino'rjuna arto jijnasurartharthi jnani ca bharatarsabha 7.16

catuh-vidhah: four kinds of; bhajante: render services; mam: unto Me; janah: persons; su-krtinah: those who are pious; arjuna: O Arjuna; artah: the distressed; jijnasuh: the inquisitive; artha-arthi: one who desires material gain; jnani: one who knows things as they are; ca: also; bharata- rsabha: O great one amongst the descendants of Bharata.

7.16 O best among the Bharata, four kinds of pious men begin to render devotional service unto Me. They are: the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive, and those searching for knowledge of the Absolute.

tesham jnani nityayukta ekabhaktir vishisyate priyo hi jnanino tyartham aham sa ca mama priyah 7.17

tesam: of them; jnani: the wise; nityayuktah: ever steadfast; eka bhaktih: whose devotion is to the one; vishisyate: better; priyah: dear; hi: verily; jnaninah: of the wise; atyartham: exceedingly; aham: I; sah: he; ca: and; mama: to me; priyah: dear

7.17 Of these, the wise one who is in full knowledge and ever united with Me through single-minded devotion is the best.

I am very dear to him, and he is dear to Me

udarah sarva evaite jnani tv atmaiva me matam asthitah sa hi yuktatma mam evanuttamam gatim 7.18

udarah: noble; sarve: all; eva: certainly; ete: these; jnani: one who is in knowledge; tu: but; atma eva: just like Myself; me: My; matam: opinion; asthitah: situated; sah: he; hi: certainly; yukta atma: engaged in devotional service; mam: unto Me; eva: certainly; anuttamam: the highest goal; gatim: destination

7.18 All these devotees are indeed noble; one who knows Me, dwells in Me.

Being engaged in My mission, he attains Me.

bahunam janmanam ante jnanavan mam prapadyate vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatma su-durlabhah 7.19

bahunam: many; janmanam: births; ante: after; jnana-van: he possessing knowledge; mam: unto Me; prapadyate: surrenders; vasudevah: cause of all causes; sarvam: all; iti: thus; sah: such; maha-atma: great soul; su-durlabhah: very rare.

7.19 After many births and deaths, he who knows Me surrenders to Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is.

Such a great soul is very rare.

kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah prapadyante nya-devatah tam tam niyamam asthaya prakrtya niyatah svaya 7.20

kamaih: by desires; taih: by those; taih: by those; hrta: distorted;

jnanah: knowledge; prapadyante: surrender; anya: other; devatah:

deities; tam: that; tam: that; niyamam: rules; asthaya: following;

prakrtya: by nature; niyatah: controlled; svaya: by their own.

7.20 Those whose discrimination has been distorted by various desires, surrender unto deities.

They follow specific rules and regulations of worship according to their own nature.

yo yo yam yam tanum bhaktahò sraddhayarcitum icchati tasya tasyacalam sraddham tam eva vidadhamy aham 7.21 yah: that; yah: that; yam: which; yam: which; tanum: form of the

deities; bhaktah: devotee; sraddhaya: with faith; arcitum: to worship; icchati: desires; tasya: of that; tasya: of that; acalam: steady; sraddham: faith; tam: him; eva: surely; vidadhami: give; aham: I

7.21 I am in everyone's heart as the Super soul.

As soon as one desires to worship some deity, I make his faith steady so that he can devote himself to that particular deity.

sah: he; taya: with that; sraddhaya: with faith; yuktah: endowed;

tasya: his; aradhanam: worship; ihate: endeavors; labhate: obtains; ca: and; tatah: from which; kaman: desires; maya: by Me; eva: alone; vihitan: bestowed; hi: for; tan: those.

7.22 Endowed with such a faith, he endeavors to worship a particular demigod and obtains his desires;

In reality, these benefits are granted by Me alone.

antavat tu phalam tesam tad bhavaty alpa-medhasam devan deva-yajo yanti mad-bhakta yanti mam api 7.23

anta-vat tu: limited and temporary; phalam: fruits; tesam: their; tat: that; bhavati: becomes; alpa-medhasam: of those of small intelligence; devan: demigods' planets; deva-yajah: worshipers of demigods; yanti: achieve; mat: My; bhaktah: devotees; yanti: attain; mam: to Me; api: surely

7.23 Men of limited intelligence worship the demigods and their fruits are limited and temporary.

Those who worship the demigods go only to the planets of the demigods, but My devotees reach My supreme planet.

avyaktam vyaktim apannam manyante mam abuddhayah param bhavam ajananto mamavyayam anuttamam 7.24 avyaktam: nonmanifested; vyaktim: personality; apannam: achieved;

manyante: think; mam: unto Me; abuddhayah: less intelligent persons;

param: supreme; bhavam: state of being; ajanantah: without knowing;

mama: My; avyayam: imperishable; anuttamam: the finest.

7.24 Unintelligent men, who do not know Me perfectly, think that I, the supreme personality of Godhead, the Bhagavan, who was impersonal before, have become a human being now.

They do not know that I am imperishable and supreme, even when I assume the body.

Na ham prakasah sarvasya yoga-maya-samavrtah? mudho yam na bhijanati loko mam ajam avyayam 7.25

na: nor; aham: I; prakasah: manifest; sarvasya: to everyone; yoga-maya: internal potency; samavrtah: covered; mudhah: foolish; ayam: this; na: not; abhijanati: can

understand; lokah: such less intelligent persons; mam: Me; ajam: unborn; avyayam: immutable.

7.25 I am never revealed to the foolish and unintelligent, covered as I am by My divine power [yoga-maya];

The ignorant do not know Me, unborn and eternal.

vedaham samatitani vartamanani carjuna bhavisyani ca bhutani mam tu veda na kascana 7.26

veda: know; aham: I; sama: equally; a titani: past; vartamanani:

present; ca: and; arjuna: O Arjuna; bhavisyani: future; ca: also;

bhutani: living entities; mam: Me; tu: but; veda: knows; na: not; kascana: anyone

7.26 O Arjuna, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, I know all that has happened, all that is happening, and all that is to happen.

I also know all living entities; but no one knows Me.

iccha-dvesa-samutthena dvandva-mohena bharata sarva-bhutani sammoham sarge yanti parantapa 7.27

iccha: desire; dvesa: hate; samutthena: born; dvandva: duality; mohena: overcome; bharata: O scion of Bharata; sarva: all; bhutani: living entities; sammoham: into delusion; sarge: in creation; yanti: go; parantapa: O conqueror of enemies.

7.27 O scion of Bharata [Arjuna], O conqueror of the foe, all living entities are born into delusion, overcome by the dualities of attachment and aversion.

yesam tv anta-gatam papam jananam punya-karmanam te dvandva-moha-nirmukta bhajante mam drdha-vratah 7.28

yesam: whose; tu: but; anta-gatam: completely eradicated; papam: sin; jananam: of the persons; punya: pious; karmanam: previous activities; te: they; dvandva: duality; moha: delusion; nirmuktah: free from; bhajante: worship; mam: Me; drdha-vratah: with determination.

7.28 Persons who have acted virtuously, whose sinful actions are completely eradicated and who are freed from the duality of reality and unreality,

Engage themselves in My worship with firm resolve.

jara-marana-moksaya mam asritya yatanti ye te brahma tad viduh krtsnam adhyatmam karma cakhilam 7.29

jara: old age; marana: death; moksaya: for the purpose of liberation;

mam: unto Me; asritya: taking shelter of; yatanti: endeavor; ye: all

those; te: such persons; brahma: Brahman; tat: actually that; viduh: they know; krtsnam: everything; adhyatmam: transcendental; karma: activities; ca: and; akhilam: entirely

7.29 Persons who are striving for liberation from the cycle of birth, old age and death, take refuge in Me.

They are actually Brahman because they comprehend everything about activities that transcend these.

sadhibhutadhidaivam mam sadhiyajnam ca ye viduh prayana-kale pi ca mam te vidur yukta-cetasah 7.30

sa-adhibhuta: the governing principle of the material manifestation;

adhidaivam: underlying all the demigods; mam: Me; sa- adhiyajnam:

sustaining all sacrifices; ca: and; ye: those; viduh: know; prayana: of

death; kale: at the time; api: even; ca: and; mam: Me; te: they; viduh: know; yukta-cetasah: with steadfast minds.

7.30 Those who know Me as the Supreme Lord, as the governing principle of the material manifestation, who know Me as the one underlying all the demigods and as the one sustaining all sacrifices, can with steadfast mind, understand and know Me, even at the time of death.

commentary by Nithyananda

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