Chapter 7 · Jnana Vijnana Yoga - The Yoga of Knowledge and WisdomKrishna
Verse 15
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 7, श्लोक 15
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
न मां दुष्कृतिनो मूढाः प्रपद्यन्ते नराधमाः।
माययापहृतज्ञाना आसुरं भावमाश्रिताः॥
Transliteration
Na mam dushkritino mudhah prapadyante naradhamah
Mayaya-apahrita-jnana asuram bhavam-ashritah
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
नnanot
माम्mamMe
दुष्कृतिनःdushkritinahevil-doers
मूढाःmudhahfoolish
प्रपद्यन्तेprapadyantesurrender
नराधमाःnaradhamahlowest among men
माययापहृतज्ञानाःmayaya-apahrita-jnanahwhose knowledge is stolen by Maya
आसुरम्asuramdemonic
भावम्bhavamnature
आश्रिताःashritahtaking shelter of
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
माया द्वारा जिनका ज्ञान हरा जा चुका है, ऐसे आसुरी स्वभाव को आश्रित, मनुष्यों में नीच, दुष्कर्मी और मूढ़ लोग मेरी शरण नहीं लेते।
English Translation
The evil-doers, the deluded, the lowest among men, whose knowledge is stolen by Maya, and who partake of a demonic nature — they do not surrender unto Me.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna describes four types who fail to seek the Divine: the wicked, the foolish, the degraded, and those with demonic tendencies. Their common defect is that Maya has robbed them of discrimination. This verse is not a condemnation but a diagnosis — it explains why some remain turned away from God.