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Bhagavad Gita · 7.19 · Self-Knowledge and Enlightenment·19 of 30

बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यतेवासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः

bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate

vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ

Sanskrit recitation

Why people seek · 7.15–7.19 · Teaching

Translation

At the end of many births, the wise man comes to Me, realizing that all this is Vaasudeva (the innermost Self); such a great soul (Mahatma) is very hard to find.

Meaning

Vaasudeva is a name of Lord Krishna as He is the son of Vasudeva. He is the allpervading Brahman.The aspirant gradually evolves through Yogic practices, selfless service, devotion and constant meditation in many births and ultimately attains the inner Self. He realises that all is Vaasudeva. It is very difficult to find such a great soul, who has attained to perfection. No one is eal to him. That is the reason why the Lord has said, One in a thousand perchance strives for perfection even among those successful strivers, only one perchance knows Me in essence. (Cf.VII.3.)

After Swami Sivananda

Why people seek· 7.15–7.19

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word
iti
that
ante
after
mām
unto me
saḥ
that
sarvam
all
bahūnām
many
janmanām
births
prapadyate
surrenders
jñāna-vān
one who is endowed with knowledge
mahā-ātmā
great soul
vāsudevaḥ
Shree Krishna, the son of Vasudev
su-durlabhaḥ
very rare

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