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ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāś ca ye matta eveti tān viddhi na tv ahaḿ teṣu te mayi Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.12 Know that all states of being—be they of goodness, passion or ignorance—are manifested by My...

tribhir guṇa-mayair bhāvair ebhiḥ sarvam idaḿ jagat mohitaḿ nābhijānāti mām ebhyaḥ param avyayam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.13 Deluded by the three modes [goodness, passion and ignorance], the whole world does not know...

daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāḿ taranti te Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.14 This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome....

na māḿ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ māyayāpahṛta-jñānā āsuraḿ bhāvam āśritāḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.15 Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, who are lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen...

catur-vidhā bhajante māḿ janāḥ su-kṛtino ’rjuna ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.16 O best among the Bharatas, four kinds of pious men begin to render devotional service unto...

te?a? jñani nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir visi?yate priyo hi jñanino ’tyartham aha? sa ca mama priya? Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.17 Of these, the one who is in full knowledge and who is always engaged in pure devotional service is...

udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī tv ātmaiva me matam āsthitaḥ sa hi yuktātmā mām evānuttamāḿ gatim Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.18 All these devotees are undoubtedly magnanimous souls, but he who is situated in knowledge of Me I...

bahūnāḿ janmanām ante jñānavān māḿ prapadyate vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.19 After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be...

kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānāḥ prapadyante ’nya-devatāḥ taṁ taṁ niyamam āsthāya prakṛtyā niyatāḥ svayā Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.20 Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and...

yo yo yāḿ yāḿ tanuḿ bhaktaḥ śraddhayārcitum icchati tasya tasyācalāḿ śraddhāḿ tām eva vidadhāmy aham Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.21 I am in everyone’s heart as the Supersoul. As soon as one desires to worship some...