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Chapter 7 · Verse 12 · Gyaan Vigyana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 7.12

philosophical Jnana & Wisdom Self & Identity Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये। मत्त एवेति तान्विद्धि नत्वहं तेषु ते मयि।।7.12।।

Transliteration

ye chaiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāśh cha ye matta eveti tān viddhi na tvahaṁ teṣhu te mayi

Word by Word

ye whatever
cha and
eva certainly
sāttvikāḥ in the mode of goodness
bhāvāḥ states of material existence
rājasāḥ in the mode of passion
tāmasāḥ in the mode of ignorance
cha and
ye whatever
mattaḥ from me
eva certainly
iti thus
tān those
viddhi know
na not
tu but
aham I
teṣhu in them
te they
mayi in me
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the profound non-duality at the heart of creation: all three gunas—sattva, rajas, tamas—flow from Him alone, yet He remains untouched by their play, like the sun unaffected by the clouds it illuminates. This is not mere intellectual knowledge but the lived understanding that liberates—when you see the divine source behind every quality and tendency, you stop identifying with your conditioning and remember your eternal nature.

In your own life, recognizing that your patterns of goodness, passion, and inertia all arise from a single divine intelligence allows you to work with them consciously rather than being enslaved by them.

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Bhagavad Gita 7.12 — BG 7.12

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

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