Bhagavad Gita BG 7.1
Chapter 7, Verse 1 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
श्रीभगवानुवाच । मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः । असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु ॥
shri bhagavan uvaca mayy asakta-manah partha yogam yunjan mad-ashrayah asamshayam samagram mam yatha jnasyasi tac chrnu
Meaning
The Blessed Lord said: O Partha, hear how you shall know Me completely and without doubt — with mind attached to Me, practicing yoga, taking refuge in Me.
Understanding
The opening of the jnana-vijnana teaching. Three conditions for complete (samagram), doubt-free (asamshayam) knowledge of Krishna: (1) mayi asakta-manah — with mind ATTACHED (asakta — here, positive attachment) to Me, (2) yogam yunjan — practicing yoga, (3) mad-ashraya — taking Me as refuge (not the world). The word samagram is critical — complete, whole. Not partial knowledge. This chapter promises the most complete self-revelation of the Divine in the entire Gita.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| आसक्तमनाः | asakta-manah | with mind attached/devoted to |
| मदाश्रयः | mad-ashrayah | taking refuge in Me, with Me as shelter |
| असंशयम् | asamshayam | without doubt, certainly |
| समग्रम् | samagram | complete, whole, in full |
| ज्ञास्यसि | jnasyasi | you shall know, you will come to know |
| श्री भगवान् उवाच | śrī bhagavān uvāca | the blessed Lord said |
| मयि | mayi | in Me |
| पार्थ | pārtha | O Arjuna (son of Prtha) |
| योगम् | yogam | yoga, union |
| युञ्जन् | yuñjan | practicing, engaging |
| यथा | yathā | how, by which means |
| ज्ञास्यसि | jñāsyasi | you shall know |
| तत् | tat | that |
| शृणु | śṛṇu | hear, listen |