🕉️ Chapter 7 – The Yoga of Knowledge and Wisdom: Shlokas 21–30
In these concluding verses of Chapter 7, Krishna explains why people worship various forms, how faith works even when misdirected, and what it means to truly know Him — especially at the final moment of life.
📜 Shloka 21
यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति ।
तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम् ॥21॥
English Translation:
Whatever deity a devotee worships with faith, I make their faith steady in that form.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
जो भी भक्त जिस रूप की श्रद्धापूर्वक पूजा करना चाहता है, मैं उसकी श्रद्धा उसी रूप में स्थिर कर देता हूँ।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
God honors your intention — even when your direction isn't perfect.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Sincerity matters more than system. The Divine meets you where you are.
📜 Shloka 22
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते ।
लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान्हि तान् ॥22॥
English Translation:
Endowed with that faith, the devotee seeks blessings from the chosen deity and obtains desires — but it is I who grant them.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
उस श्रद्धा से युक्त होकर वह भक्त पूजित देवता से अपनी कामनाओं को प्राप्त करता है — लेकिन वे सभी मुझसे ही प्राप्त होते हैं।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
All blessings — regardless of path — flow from the One Source.
🪔 Modern Insight:
You may dial different numbers, but the signal comes from the same network: Divine Consciousness.
📜 Shloka 23
अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम् ।
देवान्देवयजो यान्ति मद्भक्ता यान्ति मामपि ॥23॥
English Translation:
But the fruits gained by those of limited understanding are temporary. Worshippers of gods go to those gods — My devotees come to Me.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
मूढ़ बुद्धिवाले लोग जिन देवताओं की पूजा करते हैं, उन्हें प्राप्त करते हैं — लेकिन वह फल नश्वर होता है। परंतु मेरे भक्त मुझ तक पहुँचते हैं।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
Temporary devotion brings temporary rewards. Lasting love leads to eternal union.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Shortcuts give results, not realization. The full path leads to the Infinite.
📜 Shloka 24
अविज्ञानी मां प्रपद्यन्ते मनुष्या तनुमाश्रितम् ।
परं भावमजानन्तो ममाभ्ययमनुत्तमम् ॥24॥
English Translation:
The unwise think of Me as limited, taking a human form — unaware of My supreme, unmanifest nature.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
अज्ञानी लोग मुझे मनुष्य रूप में समझते हैं, मेरी उस परम, अविनाशी, श्रेष्ठ सत्ता को नहीं जानते जो सबके परे है।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
God may come in form — but He is not confined by it.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Don’t mistake the Avatar for just a body. It's Consciousness in costume.
📜 Shloka 25
नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः ।
मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम् ॥25॥
English Translation:
I am not revealed to everyone — covered by My divine yoga-maya. This ignorant world doesn’t recognize Me as unborn and eternal.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
मैं सबको प्रत्यक्ष नहीं होता — मेरी योगमाया मुझे ढक देती है। इसलिए यह अज्ञानी संसार मुझे जन्म और विनाश से रहित नहीं जानता।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
God hides — not to escape us, but to invite sincere seeking.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Divine truth isn't always loud — it whispers. Be still enough to hear it.
📜 Shloka 26
वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन ।
भविष्याणि च भूतानि मां तु वेद न कश्चन ॥26॥
English Translation:
I know all beings — past, present, and future — but no one truly knows Me, O Arjuna.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
हे अर्जुन! मैं भूत, वर्तमान और भविष्य के सभी प्राणियों को जानता हूँ — लेकिन मुझे कोई नहीं जानता।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
The Divine knows you fully. The path is to begin knowing Him — not as an object, but as your own essence.
🪔 Modern Insight:
God sees your timeline like one frame — past, present, future — yet loves you in your now.
📜 Shloka 27
इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत ।
सर्वभूतानि संमोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप ॥27॥
English Translation:
All beings are born into delusion, overcome by dualities of desire and aversion, O Bharata.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
हे परंतप! इच्छा और द्वेष के कारण उत्पन्न हुए द्वंद्वों से सभी प्राणी सृष्टि के समय मोहित हो जाते हैं।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
Desire and fear cloud our perception — they make us forget who we truly are.
🪔 Modern Insight:
The mind trapped in “like vs dislike” never sees the light. Step above duality.
📜 Shloka 28
येषां त्वन्तगतं पापं जनानां पुण्यकर्मणाम् ।
ते द्वन्द्वमोहनिर्मुक्ता भजन्ते मां दृढव्रताः ॥28॥
English Translation:
Those whose sins are destroyed by virtuous acts, and who are free from the delusion of duality — they worship Me with firm resolve.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
जिनके पाप पुण्य कर्मों से नष्ट हो गए हैं, और जो द्वंद्व मोह से मुक्त हैं — वे मुझमें दृढ़ निष्ठा से भजन करते हैं।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
Purity isn’t about ritual — it’s clarity of vision. When the fog lifts, devotion flows.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Your inner cleansing happens through conscious living — not just chanting.
📜 Shloka 29
जरामरणमोक्षाय मामाश्रित्य यतन्ति ये ।
ते ब्रह्म तद्विदुः कृत्स्नमध्यात्मं कर्म चाखिलम् ॥29॥
English Translation:
Those who take refuge in Me, seeking freedom from old age and death — they know Brahman, the Self, and the entirety of karma.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
जो जन्म-मरण से मुक्त होने के लिए मेरी शरण लेते हैं, वे ब्रह्म, आत्मा, और संपूर्ण कर्म को जानते हैं।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
Spirituality isn’t escape from death — it’s awakening to eternal life.
🪔 Modern Insight:
When you know your soul is timeless, your fear of time dissolves.
📜 Shloka 30
साधिभूताधिदैवं मां साधियज्ञं च ये विदुः ।
प्रयाणकालेऽपि च मां ते विदुर्युक्तचेतसः ॥30॥
English Translation:
Those who know Me as the Supreme — within all beings, gods, and sacrifice — even at the moment of death, their consciousness remains united with Me.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
जो मुझे अधिभूत, अधिदैव और अधियज्ञ के रूप में जानते हैं — वे मृत्यु के समय भी मुझमें एकचित्त रहते हैं और मुझे जानते हैं।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
To remember the Divine even in the final breath — this is the mark of complete realization.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Live in remembrance so deeply that even death bows before your awareness.
🌱 Ancient Verse – Modern Wisdom
| Gita Insight | Modern Life Lesson |
|---|---|
| All worship leads to Me | Intention is the real offering |
| Maya hides the Infinite | Clarity comes through surrender |
| Duality causes delusion | Let go of “like/dislike” to see truth |
| Remembering God at death liberates | What you live by, you die into |
🧘 Message to Gen Z: Devotion Is More Than Ritual — It’s Remembrance
- 🔁 Don’t just worship occasionally. Align daily.
- 🎧 The Divine isn’t far — just filtered by distraction.
- 📿 Bhakti isn’t backward — it’s the most direct path forward.
- 🕯️ Remembering God isn’t weakness — it’s remembering yourself.