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Jnana Vijnana Yoga (ज्ञानविज्ञानयोगः) (view source)
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Jnana Vijnana Yoga (Samskrit: ज्ञानविज्ञानयोगः) is the name commonly given to the seventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This chapter stresses on realizing both the saguna (immanent) as well as nirguna (transcendent) aspects of the Supreme reality.
Jnana Vijnana Yoga (Samskrit: ज्ञानविज्ञानयोगः) is the name commonly given to the seventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This chapter stresses on realizing both the saguna (immanent) as well as nirguna (transcendent) aspects of the Supreme reality.
== परिचयः ॥ Introduction ==
Sri Krishna in this chapter discusses about complete union with the Supreme being which is difficult to attain. He says, first of all, among many thousands of human beings, very few aspire for this union, and even among those who aspire for it, few reach the highest stage of realisation.
Sri Krishna tells Arjuna that the supreme Godhead has to be realised in both its transcendent and immanent aspects. The Yogi who has reached this summit has nothing more to know.<ref>Swami Sivananda (2000), [https://holybooks-lichtenbergpress.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/BHAGAVAD-GITA-By-SRI-SWAMI-SIVANANDA.pdf Bhagavad Gita], Uttar Pradesh: The Divine Life Society, The Yoga of Wisdom and Realisation </ref>
== अध्यायसारः ॥ Summary of the Seventh Chapter ==
The previous chapters have already described the all-pervading static and infinite state of the Supreme being. This chapter proceeds to explain the Universe as the manifestation of the Supreme reality. He speaks of these manifestations as His lower and higher Prakritis. The lower Prakriti is made up of the five elements, mind, ego and intellect. The higher Prakriti is the life-element which upholds the universe, activates it and causes its appearance and final dissolution.
Krishna says that whatever exists is nothing but Himself. He is the cause of the appearance of the universe and all things in it. Everything is strung on Him like clusters of gems on a string. He is the essence, substance and substratum of everything, whether visible or invisible. Although everything is in Him, yet He transcends everything as the actionless Self. Prakriti or Nature is made up of the three Gunas or qualities—Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas. These three qualities delude the soul and make it forget its true nature, which is one with God. This delusion, termed Maya, can only be removed by the Grace of the Lord Himself.
Thus far Arjuna has been taught the highest form of devotion, which leads to union with God in His static aspect as also with His dynamic Prakriti. Krishna tells him that there are also other forms of devotion which are inferior as they are performed with various motives. The distressed, the seeker of divine wisdom, and he who desires wealth, worship Him, as also the wise. Of these the Lord deems the wise as dearest to Him. Such a devotee loves the Lord for the sake of pure love alone. Whatever form the devotee worships, the ultimate goal is the Lord Himself. The Lord accepts such worship, knowing that it is directed to Him only.
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