Chapter 15 · Purushottama Yoga - The Yoga of the Supreme PersonKrishna
Verse 7
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 15, श्लोक 7
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः।
मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति॥७॥
Transliteration
Mama-Eva-Amsho Jiva-Loke Jiva-Bhutah Sanatanah.
Manah-Shashtani-Indriyani Prakriti-Sthani Karshati.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
ममmamaMy
एवevaindeed
अंशःamshahfragment/part
जीवलोकेjiva-lokein the world of living beings
जीवभूतःjiva-bhutahbecoming the living entity
सनातनःsanatanaheternal
मनःषष्ठानिmanah-shashthaniwith the mind as the sixth
इन्द्रियाणिindriyanithe senses
प्रकृतिस्थानिprakriti-sthanisituated in Prakriti
कर्षतिkarshatistruggles with/attracts
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
इस जीवलोक में जीवभूत बना मेरा ही सनातन अंश प्रकृति में स्थित मन सहित छह इन्द्रियों को आकर्षित करता है (अर्थात् उनसे संघर्ष करता है)।
English Translation
An eternal fragment of Myself, becoming the living entity in the world of life, attracts (struggles with) the senses, with the mind as the sixth, which rest in Prakriti.
Commentary (टीका)
This is one of the most significant verses in the Gita, establishing the relationship between the individual soul and God. The soul is an eternal fragment (amsha) of Krishna — not a created entity but an everlasting part of the Divine. In the material world, this eternal soul struggles with the mind and five senses, which are products of Prakriti. Understanding one's divine origin is key to liberation.