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Chapter 15 · Verse 7 · Purushottama Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 15.7

devotional Self & Identity Attachment & Letting Go Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः।मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति।।15.7।।

Transliteration

mamaivānśho jīva-loke jīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ manaḥ-ṣhaṣhṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛiti-sthāni karṣhati

Word by Word

mama my
eva only
anśhaḥ fragmental part
jīva-loke in the material world
jīva-bhūtaḥ the embodied souls
sanātanaḥ eternal
manaḥ with the mind
ṣhaṣhṭhāni the six
indriyāṇi senses
prakṛiti-sthāni bound by material nature
karṣhati struggling
Simplified Perspective

You are not separate from the Divine—you are an eternal fragment of Krishna himself, sent into this world carrying within you the six senses and mind, all struggling against the currents of material nature. This is not punishment but an invitation: to recognize your true nature beyond the body's restless machinery.

In modern life, when you feel trapped by compulsions—social media, anger, desire—remember this truth: you are witnessing these struggles, not defined by them, and that witnessing capacity is your gateway home.

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Bhagavad Gita 15.7 — BG 15.7

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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