7.10 बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम्। बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्
bījaṃ māṃ sarva
Word meanings
bījam—the seed;mām—me;sarva-bhūtānām—of all beings;viddhi—know;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;sanātanam—the eternal;buddhiḥ—intellect;buddhi-matām—of the intelligent;asmi—(I) am;tejaḥ—splendor;tejasvinām—of the splendid;aham—I
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O son of Prtha! Know Me as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intellect of the intellectuals and the brilliance of the brilliant.
Know, O Arjuna, that I am the eternal Seed of being; I am the Intelligence of the intelligent, the Splendour of the resplendent.
Know Me to be, O Arjuna, the primeval seed of all beings. I am the intelligence of the discerning, and the brilliance of the brilliant.
O Partha, know Me to be the eternal Seed of all beings. I am the intellect of the intelligent, I am the courage of the courageous.
Know Me, O Arjuna, as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent; the splendour of the splendid objects am I!
7.12 ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये। मत्त एवेति तान्विद्धि नत्वहं तेषु ते मयि
ye ca
Word meanings
ye—whatever;cha—and;eva—certainly;sāttvikāḥ—in the mode of goodness;bhāvāḥ—states of material existence;rājasāḥ—in the mode of passion;tāmasāḥ—in the mode of ignorance;cha—and;ye—whatever;mattaḥ—from me;eva—certainly;iti—thus;tān—those;viddhi—know;na—not;tu—but;aham—I;teṣhu—in them;te—they;mayi—in me
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Whatever beings are there—whether they are of the Sattva, Rajas, or Tamas strands—be sure that they are from Me; I am not in them, but they are within Me.
Whatever be the nature of their life, whether it be pure or passionate or ignorant, they are all derived from Me. They are in Me, but I am not in them.
Know that all those states of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas are from Me alone. But I am not in them; they are in Me.
Those things that indeed are made of (the quality of ) sattva, and those things that are made of (the quality of) rajas and tamas, know them to have sprung from Me alone. However, I am not in them; they are in Me!
Whatever being (and objects) that are pure, active and inert, know that they proceed from Me. They are in Me, yet I am not in them.
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ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग
Chapter 7: Jnana Vijnana Yoga
jñānavijñānayoga
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7.11 बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्। धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ
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Word meanings
balam—strength;bala-vatām—of the strong;cha—and;aham—I;kāma—desire;rāga—passion;vivarjitam—devoid of;dharma-aviruddhaḥ—not conflicting with dharma;bhūteṣhu—in all beings;kāmaḥ—sexual activity;asmi—(I) am;bharata-ṛiṣhabha—Arjun, the best of the Bharats
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Of the strong, I am the strength that is free from desire and attachment. O best of the Bharatas, in all beings, I am the desire that is not contrary to dharma.
I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness.
In the strong, I am strength, devoid of desire and passion. In all beings, I am the desire which is not forbidden by law (Dharma), O Arjuna.
And of the strong I am the strength which is devoid of passion and attachment. Among creatures I am desire which is not contrary to righteousness, O scion of the Bharata dynasty.
Of the strong, I am the strength devoid of desire and attachment, and in (all) beings, I am the desire unopposed to Dharma, O Arjuna!
