Bhagavadgita Parayana - Chapter 7 - Grantha

The battlefield of 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰 is alive with tension. On one side stand the 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌾𑌃, led by 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨, and on the other, the 𑌕𑍌𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌃. In the heart of this chaos, the 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 gives us a moment of stillness: a deep conversation between 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 and 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨. As the armies wait, 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 is torn by doubt and despair, and 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 becomes his guide, revealing truths that go far beyond the battlefield.

Chapter 7, called 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 (the Yoga of knowledge and lived realization), marks a turning point in the 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾. Here, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 shifts from discussing the nature of action and duty to unveiling the deeper mysteries of knowledge (𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨) and realization (𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨). This is not just book learning or philosophy; it is the kind of understanding that transforms how you see yourself and the world.

Looking ahead, the next chapter turns to 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃, with questions about Brahman, the inner Self, action, remembrance at the time of death, and the imperishable goal. But here, in 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃, the groundwork is laid: understanding and experience, knowledge and realization, are both needed to walk the spiritual path.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃
𑌅𑌥 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Salutations to the Supreme Self. Now begins the seventh chapter, titled 'The Yoga of Knowledge and Realization.'

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌮𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌂 𑌯𑍁𑌂𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌅𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍃𑌣𑍁 ॥1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: O Arjuna, listen as I explain how, with your mind focused on Me, practicing Yoga and relying on Me as your sole support, you can come to know Me fully and without any doubt.

𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌨𑍇𑌹 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌵𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I will explain to you fully this knowledge, along with direct realization, after knowing which there is nothing further left to be known in this world.

𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑍇 ।
𑌯𑌤𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 ॥3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Out of thousands of people, only a rare individual strives for spiritual accomplishment. Even among those who strive and reach perfection, only a rare one truly understands Me as I am.

𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌲𑍋 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌃 𑌖𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌅𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌇𑌤𑍀𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑍇 𑌭𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌧𑌾 ॥4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Earth, water, fire, air, space, mind, intellect, and ego are the eight distinct aspects into which My material nature is divided.

𑌅𑌪𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍋 𑌯𑌯𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍 ॥5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This lower nature of Mine has been described, but know that there is another, higher nature of Mine, which is the living principle that sustains the entire universe, O mighty-armed Arjuna.

𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌨𑍀𑌨𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌯 ।
𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 ॥6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Understand that all beings, without exception, arise from these two sources. I am both the origin and the dissolution of the entire universe.

𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌜𑌿𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌧𑌨𑌂𑌜𑌯 ।
𑌮𑌯𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌗𑌣𑌾 𑌇𑌵 ॥𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, there is nothing at all that is higher than Me. Everything in this world is held together by Me, just as pearls are strung on a thread.

𑌰𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌶𑌶𑌿𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍋𑌃 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌵𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌶𑌬𑍍𑌦𑌃 𑌖𑍇 𑌪𑍌𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌨𑍃𑌷𑍁 ॥𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, I am the taste found in water, the radiance in the moon and the sun, the sacred syllable Om in all the Vedas, the sound that pervades space, and the strength or vitality within men.

𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌗𑌂𑌧𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌸𑍌 ।
𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌤𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍁 ॥𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I am the pure fragrance found in the earth, the brilliance present in fire, the life force within all living beings, and the spirit of austerity in those who practice discipline.

𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥10॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, understand that I am the everlasting seed from which all living beings arise. I am the intelligence found in the wise, and the brilliance and strength present in those who are powerful.

𑌬𑌲𑌂 𑌬𑌲𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌭𑌰𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌭 ॥11॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Among the strong, I am that strength which is free from selfish desire and attachment. In all beings, I am the desire that does not go against righteousness, Arjuna.

𑌯𑍇 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌃 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌸𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌯𑍇 ।
𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌏𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌹𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌯𑌿 ॥12॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whatever states or qualities exist in the world, whether they are pure, passionate, or inert, know that all of them arise from Me alone. Still, I am not contained within these qualities, though they exist within Me.

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌮𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍈𑌃 𑌏𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥13॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
All of this world is confused by these three qualities of nature and their resulting states. Because of this delusion, people do not recognize Me, who am beyond these qualities and never subject to change.

𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷𑌾 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌮𑌯𑍀 𑌮𑌮 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍇 ॥14॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This divine power of mine, made up of the qualities of nature, is very hard to overcome. But those who seek refuge in me alone can cross beyond this illusion.

𑌨 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌮𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌯𑌾𑌽𑌪𑌹𑍃𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌆𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥15॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who act with malice and ignorance, who are the lowest among people, whose understanding is clouded by illusion, and who embrace a demonic mindset, do not turn to Me for refuge.

𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾 𑌭𑌜𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ।
𑌆𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌜𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍀 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑍀 𑌚 𑌭𑌰𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌭 ॥16॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, four types of virtuous people approach Me: those who are suffering, those who seek knowledge, those who desire material gain, and those who possess wisdom.

𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑍀 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌏𑌕 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍋 𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌸 𑌚 𑌮𑌮 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃 ॥1𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Among these, the wise person who is always steadfast and devoted to the One stands out. I am extremely dear to this person of knowledge, and he is also very dear to Me.

𑌉𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌏𑌵𑍈𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑍀 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍈𑌵 𑌮𑍇 𑌮𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌆𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌃 𑌸 𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥1𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
All these devotees are truly noble, but in My view, the person of knowledge is like My own Self. With unwavering mind, that person is devoted to Me alone as the highest goal.

𑌬𑌹𑍂𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌸 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌃 ॥1𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
After countless lifetimes, a wise person comes to Me, realizing that Vasudeva is everything. Such a great soul is truly rare.

𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍈𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍈 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌹𑍃𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 ॥20॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those whose understanding has been clouded by various desires, and who are shaped by their own inherent tendencies, turn to other deities and follow specific rituals and disciplines connected to them.

𑌯𑍋 𑌯𑍋 𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌚𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥21॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whenever a devotee wishes to worship any particular form with faith, I make that faith steady and unwavering in them.

𑌸 𑌤𑌯𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌨𑌮𑍀𑌹𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌲𑌭𑌤𑍇 𑌚 𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌮𑌯𑍈𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌹𑌿 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥22॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Endowed with that faith, a person sincerely worships the chosen form and receives the objects of desire from that worship. Yet, it is truly I alone who grant those results.

𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌯𑌜𑍋 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌿 ॥23॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The rewards gained by those with limited understanding are temporary. Those who worship the gods reach the gods, but My devotees come to Me.

𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌮𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍍 ॥24॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who lack true understanding see Me as having taken on a visible form from an invisible state. They do not realize My supreme, unchanging, and unsurpassed nature.

𑌨𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌮𑍂𑌢𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌜𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥25॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Because I am covered by my own divine power, I am not visible to everyone. This confused world fails to recognize me as the one who is birthless and unchanging.

𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ।
𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌚 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑍇𑌦 𑌨 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌨 ॥26॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, I know all beings of the past, present, and future, but no one truly knows Me.

𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌥𑍇𑌨 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍋𑌹𑍇𑌨 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌪 ॥2𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, all living beings are born into confusion because of the delusion created by the pairs of opposites, which arise from desire and aversion.

𑌯𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌗𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌭𑌜𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍃𑌢𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥2𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
But those people whose sins have come to an end through virtuous actions, who are free from the confusion caused by dualities, and who are steadfast in their commitment, they worship Me with unwavering devotion.

𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑌤𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑍇 ।
𑌤𑍇 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌚𑌾𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌮𑍍॥2𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who earnestly seek freedom from aging and death by taking shelter in Me come to understand Brahman, the complete truth about the self, and the entirety of actions.

𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌂 𑌚 𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌃 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌃 ॥30॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who understand Me as the essence behind the physical world, the divine forces, and the principle of sacrifice, and who keep their minds steady and focused, recognize Me even at the moment of death.

॥ 𑌓𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thus ends the seventh chapter, called the Yoga of Knowledge and Realization, in the revered Bhagavad Gita, which is an Upanishad, a scripture of spiritual wisdom and discipline, presented as a dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna.

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