Chapter 7 · Verse 30

Self-Knowledge and Enlightenment

साधिभूताधिदैवं मां साधियज्ञं च ये विदुः। प्रयाणकालेऽपि च मां ते विदुर्युक्तचेतसः

sādhibhūtādhidaivaṁ māṁ sādhiyajñaṁ cha ye viduḥ prayāṇa-kāle ’pi cha māṁ te vidur yukta-chetasaḥ

Word Meanings

sa-adhibhūta — governing principle of the field of matter; adhidaivam — governing principle of the celestial gods; mām — me; sa-adhiyajñam — governing principle of the Lord all sacrificial performances; cha — and; ye — who; viduḥ — know; prayāṇa — of death; kāle — at the time; api — even; cha — and; mām — me; te — they; viduḥ — know; yukta-chetasaḥ — in full consciousness of me

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Translation

Those who know Me along with the principles governing matter, the divine, and sacrifice — they, with steadfast minds, know Me even at the hour of death.

Commentary

साधिभूताधिदैवम् with the Adhibhuta and the Adhidaiva together? माम् Me? साधियज्ञम् with the Adhiyajna? च and? ये who? विदुः know? प्रयाणकाले at the time of death? अपि even? च and? माम् Me? ते they? विदुः know? युक्तचेतसः steadfast in mind.Commentary They who are steadfast in mind? who have taken refuge in Me? who know Me as the knowledge of elements in the physical plane? as the knowledge of the gods in the celestial or mental plane? as the knowledge of the sacrifice in the realm of sacrifice? are not affected by death. They do not lose their memory. They continue to keep up the consciousness of Me even at the time of their departure from this world. Those who worship Me along with these three know Me even at the time of death. (Cf.VIII.25)(This chapter is known by the names Vijnana Yoga and Jnana Yoga also.)Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita? the Science of the Eternal? the scripture of Yoga? the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna? ends the seventh discourse entitledThe Yoga of Wisdom and Realisation. ,