श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
मय्यासक्तमनाः(फ्) पार्थ योगं(य्ँ) युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः ।
असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु ॥७.१॥
śrībhagavānuvāca ।
mayyāsaktamanāḥ(f) pārtha yogaṃ(y) yuñjanmadāśrayaḥ ।
asaṃśayaṃ samagraṃ māṃ yathā jñāsyasi tacchṛṇu
Bhagavān tells Arjuna to listen to how, with the mind fixed on Him, practicing the required sādhana and taking refuge in Him, he will know Bhagavān completely and doubtlessly.
श्रीभगवान् śrībhagavān = Bhagavān, उवाच uvāca = said, मयि mayi = in me / with regard to me, आसक्तमनाः āsaktamanāḥ = one whose mind is attached, पार्थ pārtha = O Pārtha, योगम् yogam = yoga, युञ्जन् yuñjan = practicing / engaging in, मदाश्रयः madāśrayaḥ = taking refuge in me / having me as support, असंशयम् asaṃśayam = without doubt, समग्रम् samagram = completely / in full, माम् mām = me, यथा yathā = how / in what manner, ज्ञास्यसि jñāsyasi = you will know, तत् tat = that, शृणु śṛṇu = listen
Reflection
◈Is Bhagavān or mokṣa [liberation] my ultimate goal, or has an intermediate life goal quietly become my final destination?
◈What is one practice I can do regularly now to move closer to Bhagavān?
ज्ञानं(न्) तेऽहं सविज्ञानम् इदं(व्ँ) वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः ।
यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यत्(ज्ञ्) ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते ॥७.२॥
jñānaṃ(n) te'haṃ savijñānamidaṃ(v) vakṣyāmyaśeṣataḥ ।
yajjñātvā neha bhūyo'nyat(jñ) jñātavyamavaśiṣyate
Bhagavān says that He will completely teach Arjuna both jñānam [saguṇa Īśvara knowledge] and vijñānam [nirguṇa Īśvara knowledge], knowing which nothing more remains to be known.
Reflection
◈Am I only collecting more information, or am I seeking the knowledge that answers life’s deepest questions?
◈Do I relate to Bhagavān only through one picture or form, or am I ready to understand Bhagavān more deeply?
मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये ।
यततामपि सिद्धानां(ङ्) कश्चिन्मां(व्ँ) वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ॥७.३॥
manuṣyāṇāṃ sahasreṣu kaścidyatati siddhaye ।
yatatāmapi siddhānāṃ(ṅ) kaścinmāṃ(v) vetti tattvataḥ
Among thousands of people, only a rare person strives for mokṣa, and even among striving seekers, only a rare one knows Bhagavān in reality.
Reflection
◈Am I mostly seeking comfort, success, and temporary relief, or have I begun to value inner freedom?
◈Do I keep postponing serious spiritual study until “life becomes settled”?
भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः(ख्) खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च ।
अहङ्कार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा ॥७.४॥
bhūmirāpo'nalo vāyuḥ(kh) khaṃ mano buddhireva ca ।
ahaṅkāra itīyaṃ me bhinnā prakṛtiraṣṭadhā
Bhagavān begins revealing His nature by listing His eightfold aparā prakṛti [lower material nature]: earth, water, fire, air, space, mind, intellect, and ego-principle.
Reflection
◈Do I remember that the material world I use every day is also connected to Bhagavān?
◈When my thoughts and emotions change, do I mistake them for my real Self?