Chapter 7
Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom

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English Sanskrit

Verse 11

balaṁ balavatāṁ cāham
kāmarāgavivarjitam
dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu
kāmo'smi bharatarṣabha

Verse 12

ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvāḥ
rājasāstāmasāśca ye
matta eveti tānviddhi
na tvahaṁ teṣu te mayi

Verse 13

tribhirguṇamayairbhāvaiḥ
ebhiḥsarvamidaṁ jagat
mohitaṁ nābhijānāti
māmebhyaḥ paramavyayam

Verse 14

daivī hyeṣā guṇamayī
mama māyā duratyayā
māmeva ye prapadyante
māyāmetāṁ taranti te

Verse 15

na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ
prapadyante narādhamāḥ
māyayāpahṛtajñānāḥ
āsuraṁ bhāvamāśritāḥ

Verse 16

caturvidhā bhajante mām
janāḥsukṛtino'rjuna
ārto jijñāsurarthārthī
jñānī ca bharatarṣabha

Verse 17

teṣāṁ jñānī nityayuktaḥ
ekabhaktirviśiṣyate
priyo hi jñānino'tyartham
ahaṁ sa ca mama priyaḥ

Verse 18

udārāḥ sarva evaite
jñānī tvātmaiva me matam
āsthitaḥsa hi yuktātmā
māmevānuttamāṁ gatim

Verse 19

bahūnāṁ janmanāmante
jñānavānmāṁ prapadyate
vāsudevaḥsarvamiti
sa mahātmāa sudurlabhaḥ

Verse 20

kāmaistaistairhṛtajñānāḥ
prapadyante'nyadevatāḥ
taṁ taṁ niyamamāsthāya
prakṛtyā niyatāḥsvayāḥ