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7. Jnana Vijnana Yoga

7. Jnana Vijnana Yoga

30 verses

7.1

श्रीभगवानुवाच | मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः | असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु ||७-१||

śrībhagavānuvāca | mayyāsaktamanāḥ pārtha yogaṃ yuñjanmadāśrayaḥ | asaṃśayaṃ samagraṃ māṃ yathā jñāsyasi tacchṛṇu ||7-1||

The Blessed Lord said O Arjuna, hear how you shall without doubt know Me fully, with the mind intent on Me, practising Yoga and taking refuge in Me.

7.2

ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः | यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते ||७-२||

jñānaṃ te.ahaṃ savijñānamidaṃ vakṣyāmyaśeṣataḥ | yajjñātvā neha bhūyo.anyajjñātavyamavaśiṣyate ||7-2||

I shall declare to thee in full this knowledge combined with realisation, after knowing which nothing more here remains to be known.

7.3Key Verse

मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये | यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ||७-३||

manuṣyāṇāṃ sahasreṣu kaścidyatati siddhaye | yatatāmapi siddhānāṃ kaścinmāṃ vetti tattvataḥ ||7-3||

Among thousands of men, one perchance strives for perfection; even among those successful strivers, only one perchance knows Me in essence.

Life Application

Out of thousands, only a few strive for perfection. Don't be disheartened if your goals isolate you from the crowd. Excellence is a rare pursuit; stay committed to your path even if it's lonely.

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