Chapter 7
Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom

Lyrics :
English
English Sanskrit

Introduction

om śrīparamātmane namaḥ
atha saptamo'dhyāyaḥ
jñānavijñānayogaḥ

Note: It is recommended to include the salutation and the chapter name, when an individual chapter is being chanted.

Verse 1

śrībhagavānuvāca
mayyāsaktamanāḥ pārtha
yogaṁ yuñjanmadāśrayaḥ
asaṁśayaṁ samagraṁ mām
yathā jñāsyasi tacchṛṇu

Verse 2

jñānaṁ te'haṁ savijñānam
idaṁ vakṣyāmyaśeṣataḥ
yajjñātvā neha bhūyo'nyat
jñātavyamavaśiṣyate

Verse 3

manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu
kaścidyatati siddhaye
yatatāmapi siddhānām
kaścinmāṁ vetti tattvataḥ

Verse 4

bhūmirāpo'nalo vāyuḥ
khaṁ mano buddhireva ca
ahaṅkāra itīyaṁ me
bhinnā prakṛtiraṣṭadhā

Verse 5

apareyamitastvanyām
prakṛtiṁ viddhi me parām
jīvabhūtāṁ mahābāho
yayedaṁ dhāryate jagat

Verse 6

etadyonīni bhūtāni
sarvāṇītyupadhāraya
ahaṁ kṛtsnasya jagataḥ
prabhavaḥ pralayastathā

Verse 7

mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat
kiñcidasti dhanañjaya
mayi sarvamidaṁ protam
sūtre maṇigaṇā iva

Verse 8

raso'hamapsu kaunteya
prabhāsmi śaśisūryayoḥ
praṇavaḥ sarvavedeṣu
śabdaḥ khe pauruṣaṁ nṛṣu

Verse 9

puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛthivyāṁ ca
tejaścāsmi vibhāvasau
jīvanaṁ sarvabhūteṣu
tapaścāsmi tapasviṣu

Verse 10

bījaṁ māṁ sarvabhūtānam
viddhi pārtha sanātanam
buddhirbuddhimatāmasmi
tejastejasvināmaham