Chapter 7 · Knowledge and Realisation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 7.12

ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये मत्त एवेति तान्विद्धि न त्वहं तेषु ते मयि

ye chaiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāśh cha ye matta eveti tān viddhi na tvahaṁ teṣhu te mayi

Recitation · Text 7.12
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (20 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

All states of being — of goodness, passion and ignorance alike — proceed from Me. But know that I am not in them; they are in Me. The correction in the second half reverses the direction of dependence, and it matters.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:They are in Me; I am not in them. The direction of dependence matters.