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apareyam itas tv anyāḿ prakṛtiḿ viddhi me parām jīva-bhūtāḿ mahā-bāho yayedaḿ dhāryate jagat Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.5 Besides these, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is another, superior energy of Mine, which comprises...

apareyam itas tv anyāḿ prakṛtiḿ viddhi me parām jīva-bhūtāḿ mahā-bāho yayedaḿ dhāryate jagat Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.6 All created beings have their source in these two natures. Of all that is material and all that...

mattaḥ parataraḿ nānyat kiñcid asti dhanañ-jaya mayi sarvam idaḿ protaḿ sūtre maṇi-gaṇā iva Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.7 O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are...

raso ’ham apsu kaunteya prabhasmi sasi-suryayo? pra?ava? sarva-vede?u sabda? khe pauru?a? n??u Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.8 O son of Kunti, I am the taste of water, the light of the sun and the moon, the syllable om in the...

puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛthivyāḿ ca tejaś cāsmi vibhāvasau jīvanaḿ sarva-bhūteṣu tapaś cāsmi tapasviṣu Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.9 I am the original fragrance of the earth, and I am the heat in fire. I am the life of all that...

bijam mam sarva-bhutanam viddhi partha sanatanam buddhir buddhimatam asmi tejas tejasvinam aham Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.10 O son of Pritha, know that I am the original seed of all existences, the intelligence of the...

balaḿ balavatāḿ cāhaḿ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu kāmo ’smi bharatarṣabha Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.11 I am the strength of the strong, devoid of passion and desire. I am sex life which is not contrary...

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....