Chapter 7 · Verse 15 · Gyaan Vigyana Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 7.15
Sanskrit
न मां दुष्कृतिनो मूढाः प्रपद्यन्ते नराधमाः। माययापहृतज्ञाना आसुरं भावमाश्रिताः।।7.15।।
Transliteration
na māṁ duṣhkṛitino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ māyayāpahṛita-jñānā āsuraṁ bhāvam āśhritāḥ
In plain words
You may feel trapped in patterns you can't break — anger you don't want to feel, choices you regret, a life that doesn't match who you know yourself to be. Krishna says: the cage you're in is made of delusion, and delusion thrives when you've forgotten your own worth. The moment you stop identifying with your worst moments and remember that you are capable of choosing differently, the spell breaks.
Word by Word
Krishna speaks a truth that pierces through illusion: those who remain trapped in cycles of harmful action and spiritual ignorance cannot genuinely turn toward the Divine. Their intellects are veiled by maya, the illusory power that makes the temporary seem permanent and the false seem true.
Yet this is not judgment—it is an invitation to recognize where delusion holds us, so we might choose differently. When you notice yourself caught in patterns that diminish your spirit, pause and ask: Am I surrendering to my lower nature, or to my highest Self?
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Bhagavad Gita 7.15 — BG 7.15
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