Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 7 · Verse 18

Jnana Vijnana Yoga 7, verse 18

ജ്ഞാനവിജ്ഞാനയോഗം

Bhagavad Gita · Jnana Vijnana Yoga 7 · Verse 18 Verified original

उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम् आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्

ഉദാരാഃ സ‍വ്വ ഏവൈതേ ജ്ഞാനീ ത്വാത്മൈവ മേ മതം ആസ്ഥിതഃ സ ഹി യുക്താത്മാ മാമേവാനുത്തമാം ഗതിം

udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī tvātmaiva me matam āsthitaḥ sa hi yuktātmā māmevānuttamāṃ gatim

English Translation

All of these, indeed, are noble, but the man of Knowledge is the very Self. (This is) My opinion. For, with a steadfast mind, he is set on the path leading to Me alone who am the super-excellent Goal.

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Explanation · English

Are not the other three kinds of devotees dear to the Lord They are. They are all noble souls. But the wise man is exceedingly dear because he has a steady mind he has fixed his mind on Brahman. He does not want any worldly object? but only the Supreme Being. He seeks Brahman alone as the supreme goal. He practises Ahamgraha Upasana (meditation on the Self as the all). He tries to realise that he is identical with the Supreme Self. Therefore I regard a wise man as My very Self. (Cf.II.49)

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