Chapter 7 · Jnana Vijnana Yoga - The Yoga of Knowledge and WisdomKrishna
Verse 12
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 7, श्लोक 12
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये।
मत्त एवेति तान्विद्धि न त्वहं तेषु ते मयि॥
Transliteration
Ye chaiva sattvika bhava rajasas-tamasash-cha ye
Matta eveti tan-viddhi na tv-aham teshu te mayi
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
येyewhich
सात्त्विकाःsattvikahof sattva (goodness)
भावाःbhavahstates of being
राजसाःrajasahof rajas (passion)
तामसाःtamasahof tamas (ignorance)
मत्तःmattahfrom Me
एवevaindeed
तान्tanthose
विद्धिviddhiknow
नnanot
अहम्ahamI
तेषुteshuin them
तेtethey
मयिmayiin Me
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जो भी सात्त्विक, राजसिक और तामसिक भाव हैं, उन सबको मुझसे ही उत्पन्न जान। किन्तु मैं उनमें नहीं हूँ, वे मुझमें हैं।
English Translation
Know that all states of being — whether of goodness (sattva), passion (rajas), or ignorance (tamas) — arise from Me alone. Yet I am not in them; they are in Me.
Commentary (टीका)
This profound verse establishes God's transcendence over the three gunas even while being their source. The gunas exist within God, but God is not limited by them. Like a potter who creates pots but is not confined within them, Krishna remains free and untouched by the qualities He generates.