Bhagvad Gita - Chapter: 7 Jnana Vijnana Yogah

नाहं प्रकाश: सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृत: |
मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम् ||25||

I am not manifest to everyone, covered by My divine energy. This deluded world does not know Me as the unborn and eternal.

Prakashah: Manifestation or light.
Yoga-maya: Divine illusion.
Avyayam: Eternal or immutable.

By describing His concealed nature, Krishna helps Arjuna understand why the world fails to recognize divinity, reinforcing the idea of maya as a veiling force.

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वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन |
भविष्याणि च भूतानि मां तु वेद न कश्चन ||26||

I know the past, present, and future, Arjuna, but no one knows Me.

Samatitani: Past events.
Bhavishyani: Future events.
Veda: Knows or understands.

Krishna’s omniscience is presented as encompassing past, present, and future, underscoring His transcendental position beyond time and space.

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इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत |
सर्वभूतानि सम्मोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप ||27||

All living beings are deluded at birth by the dualities arising from desire and hatred, Arjuna.

Iccha: Desire or wish.
Dvesha: Hatred or aversion.
Dvandva: Duality or conflict.

Krishna identifies desire and aversion as the roots of delusion, offering insight into the psychological factors that bind beings to the cycle of birth and death.

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Jnana Vijnana Yogah - Those people whose sins have been destroyed by virtuous deeds, free from the delusion of dualities, worship Me with determination.

येषां त्वन्तगतं पापं जनानां पुण्यकर्मणाम् |
ते द्वन्द्वमोहनिर्मुक्ता भजन्ते मां दृढव्रता: ||28||

Those people whose sins have been destroyed by virtuous deeds, free from the delusion of dualities, worship Me with determination.

Punyakarmanam: Of virtuous deeds.
Nirmukta: Free from or liberated.
Dridha-vratah: Firm in determination.

The role of virtuous actions in freeing one from delusion prepares Arjuna to see devotion as both a practice and a result of spiritual purification.

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जरामरणमोक्षाय मामाश्रित्य यतन्ति ये |
ते ब्रह्म तद्विदु: कृत्स्नमध्यात्मं कर्म चाखिलम् ||29||

Striving for liberation from old age and death, taking refuge in Me, they come to know Brahman, the Self, and all karma.

Jaramarana: Old age and death.
Brahman: The Absolute Truth.
Karma: Actions or deeds.

Krishna ties liberation from old age and death to knowledge of the divine, bridging Arjuna’s understanding of karma, Brahman, and the Self.

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साधिभूताधिदैवं मां साधियज्ञं च ये विदु: |
प्रयाणकालेऽपि च मां ते विदुर्युक्तचेतस: ||30||

Those who know Me as the Supreme Being in all respects, even at the time of death, their minds remain steady in Me.

Adhibhutam: Pertaining to the physical realm.
Adhidaivam: Pertaining to the divine realm.
Yukta-cetasah: Steadfast-minded.

The focus shifts to the ultimate state of awareness at the time of death, providing reassurance that those devoted to Krishna attain liberation.

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Chapter 8