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Chapter 7 · Verse 5 · Gyaan Vigyana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 7.5

philosophical Jnana & Wisdom Self & Identity Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्। जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।

Transliteration

apareyam itas tvanyāṁ prakṛitiṁ viddhi me parām jīva-bhūtāṁ mahā-bāho yayedaṁ dhāryate jagat

Word by Word

aparā inferior
iyam this
itaḥ besides this
tu but
anyām another
prakṛitim energy
viddhi know
me my
parām superior
jīva-bhūtām living beings
mahā-bāho mighty-armed one
yayā by whom
idam this
dhāryate the basis
jagat the material world
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals here the profound mystery of existence: the material world we perceive is only His inferior energy, a temporary play of forces. Beyond this dance of matter lives His superior energy—the conscious beings themselves, the eternal souls who animate and sustain all creation.

This is not mere philosophy but the recognition that you are not the body or the world, but the sacred life-force that witnesses and moves through both. When you realize this distinction in your daily struggles—that you are the eternal witness, not the temporary circumstance—you step into freedom.

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Bhagavad Gita 7.5 — BG 7.5

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

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