Verse 7.1
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
श्रीभगवानुवाच | मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः | असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु ||१||
Transliteration (IAST)
śrī bhagavān uvāca | mayyāsaktamanāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuñjanmadāśrayaḥ | asaṁśayaṁ samagraṁ māṁ yathā jñāsyasi tacchṛṇu ||1||
Word-by-Word Meanings
मयि-in Me
आसक्तमनाः-with mind attached
योगम्-yoga
युञ्जन्-practicing
असंशयम्-without doubt
समग्रम्-completely
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: O Partha, hear how you shall know Me completely and without doubt, with your mind attached to Me, practicing yoga and taking refuge in Me.
Commentary
Krishna opens Chapter 7 by promising complete knowledge (samagram) of His divine nature. This verse establishes the prerequisite for jnana: a mind devoted to the Divine. Shankaracharya notes that both attachment (asakti) and practice (yoga) are necessary for this realization.
Themes
jnanabhaktiyoga