Verse 7.2
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः | यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते ||२||
Transliteration (IAST)
jñānaṁ te'haṁ savijñānamidaṁ vakṣyāmyaśeṣataḥ | yajjñātvā neha bhūyo'nyajjñātavyamavaśiṣyate ||2||
Word-by-Word Meanings
ज्ञानम्-knowledge
सविज्ञानम्-with realization
अशेषतः-in full
यत्-which
ज्ञात्वा-having known
अवशिष्यते-remains
Translation
I shall declare to you in full this knowledge combined with realization, knowing which nothing further remains to be known in this world.
Commentary
The distinction between jnana (theoretical knowledge) and vijnana (experiential realization) is central to this chapter's title. Ramanuja explains that jnana is knowledge of God's nature, while vijnana is direct experience of that nature. Together they constitute complete wisdom.
Themes
jnanamoksha