Chapter 7, Verse 30
Gyaan Vigyana Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
sa-adhibhūta—governing principle of the field of matter; adhidaivam—governing principle of the celestial gods; mām—me; sa-adhiyajñam—governing principle of the Lord all sacrificial performances; cha—and; ye—who; viduḥ—know; prayāṇa—of death; kāle—at the time; api—even; cha—and; mām—me; te—they; viduḥ—know; yukta-chetasaḥ—in full consciousness of me
English translation
Those who know Me with the Adhibhuta (pertaining to the elements), Adhidaiva (pertaining to the gods), and the Adhiyajna (pertaining to the sacrifice) know Me even at the time of death, remaining steadfast in mind.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
They who are steadfast in mind; who have taken refuge in Me; who know Me as the knowledge of elements in the physical plane; as the knowledge of the gods in the celestial or mental plane; as the knowledge of the sacrifice in the realm of sacrifice; are not affected by death. They do not lose their memory. They continue to keep up the consciousness of Me even at the time of their departure from this world. Those who worship Me along with these three know Me even at the time of death. (Cf. VIII.25)(This chapter is known by the names Vijnana Yoga and Jnana Yoga also.)Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita; the Science of the Eternal; the scripture of Yoga; the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna; ends the seventh discourse entitledThe Yoga of Wisdom and Realisation.,
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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