Chapter 7

Sri bhagavan uvacha

Mayy asakta-manah partha yogam yunjan mad-asrayah

               Asamsayam samagram mam yatha jnasyasi tach chrnu

Lord Almighty said “Parth, Filled with evergrowing love, and fully       involved in me, the almighty and with devotion only towards me when you try to acquire knowledge about me, while practising Karmayoga; the manner in which knowledge about my power, godly attributes, and the soul of all beings will dawn on you is thus explained.

(1)

 Jnanam te ham sa-vijnanam idam vaksyamy asesatah

                Yaj jnatva neha bhuyo nyaj jnatavyam avasisyate

I will explain to you the complete devine wisdom based on science.  One you acquire this knowledge nothing remains worthy to be known anymore.

(2)

 Manusyanam sahasresu kaschid yatati siddhaye

Yatatam api siddhanam kaschin mam vetti tattvatah

 Among thousands of people only one really tries to realise me.  And among those yogis rarely one, devoted wholeheartedly to me, understand me correctly and in the true sense.

(3)

 Bhumir apo nalo vayuh kham mano buddhir eva cha

                 Ahankara itiyam me bhinna prakrtir astadha

 Apareyam itas tv anyam prakrtim viddhi me param

                   Jiva-bhutam maha-baho yayedam dharyate jagat

The earth, water, fire, sky, mind, intelligence and ego – My nature is devided into these eight elements.  The eight types of elements comprise my basic nature, and Mahabaho, different from this, the other which is responsible for all living beings is the living consciousness.

(4-5)

  Etad yonini bhutani sarvanity upadharaya

Aham krtsnasya jagatah prabhavah pralayas tatha

 Arjun, you must observe that the entire life on the cosmos is born out of two sides of this nature of mine.  And I am the beginning, the end, infact, the basic cause of this cosmos.

(6)

 Mattah parataram nanyat kinchid asti dhananjaya

                   Mayi sarvam idam protam sutre mani-gana iva

The is no other reason for this entire creation apart from me.   This entire universe is woven in me like the beads in a rosary.

(7)

 Raso ham apsu kaunteya prabhasmi sasi-suryayoh

Pranavah sarva-vedesu sabdah khe paurusam nrsu

 Arjun, I am the juice in water, the light of the sun and the moon, the core knowledge of all the vedas, sound in the sky and the manhood of the mankind.

(8)

 Punyo gandhah prthivyam cha tejas chasmi vibhavasau

               Jivanam sarva-bhutesu tapas casmi tapasvisu

I am the pure smell, in the earth, the energy in the fire, life in all the living beings and the tapa of all the saints and the seekers.

(9)

Bijam mam sarva-bhutanam viddhi partha sanatanam

                Buddhir buddhimatam asmi tejas tejasvinam aham

Arjun I am the immortal seed of the life on earth.  I am to wisdom of the wise and I am the divinity of the divine.

(10)

  Balam balavatam chaham kama-raga-vivarjitam

Dharmaviruddho bhutesu kamo smi bharatarsabha

 Arjun I am the power, and ability without attachment or desire of the powerful.  And in all living being the presence of ‘desire’ as laid down in the shastra or religion is also ‘me’.

(11)

 Ye chaiva sattvika bhava rajasas tamasas cha ye

                      Matta eveti tan viddhi na tv aham tesu te mayi

And other attributes born out of satvaguna and Rajoguna and even tomoguna are also my creations you may say.  But in reality neither I am present in these attributes nor these are spresent in me. Enamoured enchanted influenced.

(12)

 Tribhir gunamayair bhavair ebhih sarvam idam jagat

   Mohitam nabhijanati mam ebhyah param avyayam

Attributes born of actions of the three gunas – Satvic, Rajas and tamas – influence the entire living beings and leave than enamoured, and therefore these living being don’t realise the presence of mine the almighty.

(13)

  Daivi hy esa gunamayi mama maya duratyaya

Mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te

 Because my ‘Maya’ a conceptual illusion of reality is full of wonder and is extremely difficult to overcome.  But those seekers who constoutly worship me and meditate transcend above the influence of  this ‘Maya’.

(14)

 Na mam duskrtino mudhah prapadyante naradhamah

                Mayayapahrta-jnana asuram bhavam asritah

The persons whose wisdom is enraptured by the ‘Maya’, such people with the devilish attitudes, lesser of the mankind, engaged in unworthy actions are egnorents and they do not worship me. Enamoured bewitched charmed entranced enraptured.

(15)

 Chatur-vidha bhajante mam janah sukrtino rjuna

                    Arto jijnasur artharthi jnani cha bharatarsabha

There are form types of people who worship me.  Those who perform virtuous deeds for securing the wordily objects and those who do it for coming out of crisises or dire difficulties; those who genuinely desire to know and understand, ‘Me’ and finally those who have attained ‘wisdom’.

(16)

 Tesam jnani nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir visisyate

Priyo hi jnanino tyartham aham sa cha mama priyah

 Among these four kinds the ‘wise person’ who is always devoted in my manifestations is indeed very superior, as he understand and loves me most and equally do I reciprocate.

(17)

 Udarah sarva evaite jnani tv atmaiva me matam

Asthitah sa hi yuktatma mam evanuttamam gatim

 All these four kinds are admirable but the wise man, in effect, is my own form in my consideration.  Because the person with unflinching mind and intelligence the wise devotee realise me fully.  In fact he resides in my presence permanently.

(18)

 Bahunam janmanam ante jnanavan mam prapadyate

                 Vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatma sudurlabhah

The person, who practising yoga for many births, realises the core wisedom in the last one and understanding that what ever he looks around is me and me alone.  Such a person with the great soul is rare indeed.

(19)

 Kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah prapadyante nya-devatah

                Tam tam niyamam asthaya prakrtya niyatah svaya

The persons whose wisdom is enraptured by the desire of the worldly pleasures, encourage by their basic attributes, such people follow principle and worship various gods and goddesses.

(20)

 Yo yo yam yam tanum bhaktah sraddhayarchitum icchati

          Tasya tasyachalam sraddharh tam eva vidadhamy aham

The devotee who wants to world the god providing a particular worldly possession, I ensure that the devotee stabalised his devotion in the god thus providing a direction to the devotee with ends in view.

(21)

  Sa taya sraddhaya yuktas tasyaradhanam ihate

Labhate cha tatah kaman mayaiva vihitan hi tan

 That particular partion is filled with devotion for that particular god goddess and worship him.  And the go grants the desired fruites of the devotee in a manner destined by me.

(22)

 Antavat tu phalam tesam tad bhavaty alpa-medhasam

                Devan deva-yajo yanti mad-bhakta yanti mam api

But the fruit of these persons with limited intelligence is marta, subject to distinction and these people eventually enjoin those very gods.  But my devotee in whichever manner, they worship me; they reach me.

(23)

 Avyaktam vyaktim apannam manyante mam abuddhayah

             Param bhavam ajananto mamavyayam anuttamam

The person without wisdom, without understanding my immortal prime nature consider me a human being like any other one without ralising that I am bogond the hounds of senses – ‘mann’ and that I am ‘sachida nand guan’.

(24)

Naham prakasah sarvasya yoga-maya-samavrtah

Mudho yam nabhijanati loko mam ajam avyayam

 Hidden behind my yogis illusion, I am not visible to everyone. Therefore the ignorant people without realising that I am unmortal and birthless consider ‘Me’ too the one who is born and who dies.

(25)

Vedaham samatitani vartamanani charjuna

     Bhavisyani cha bhutani mam tu veda na kaschana

 Arjun, whoever has lived and whatever has happened in the past I know it and so do I know about the present and the future.  But anyone who doesnot worship and is not devotee doesnot understand ‘ME’.

(26)

 Iccha-dvesa samutthena dvandva-mohena bharata

                   Sarva-bhutani sammoham sarge yanti parantapa

Arjun people with pleasance and pain, born out of desire and envy and unintelligent actions are enamoured and ignorant and are bound to stay foolish.

(27)

 Yesam tv anta-gatam papam jananam punya-karmanam

Te dvandva-moha-nirmukta bhajante mam drdha-vratah

 But performer of one’s own duty without the desire of fruit of one’s action, and who is free from all stno; such decisive devotee worship Me in all possible ways.

(28)

 Jara-marana-moksaya mam asritya yatanti ye

Te brahma tad viduh krtsnam adhyatmam karma chakhilam

 Whoever dedicate themselves to ‘Me’ and make efforts for the salvation of their souls, these persons fully understand the metaphysics and fully understand the significance of duty.

(29)

 Sadhibhutadhidaivam mam sadhiyajnam cha ye viduh

                Prayana-kale pi cha mam te vidur yukta-chetasah

Those persons who understand me the soul of all beings and my manifestations and remember me thus even at the time of their death understand me well and they eventually merge with ‘Me’.

(30)

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