Chapter 7 • Verse 12

Jnana Vijnana Yoga

The Yoga of Knowledge and Wisdom

Sanskrit Verse

Ye caiva sattvika bhava rajasas tamasas ca ye, matta eveti tan viddhi na tv aham tesu te mayi

Translation & Meaning

All states of being — whether in goodness, passion, or ignorance — proceed from Me alone. Know this, yet I am not in them; they are in Me. The three gunas arise from God, but God transcends them. This establishes both divine immanence and divine transcendence simultaneously.

Key Teachings

  • The three gunas originate from God but do not limit God
  • God is both the source and transcendent of all qualities
  • Understanding the gunas helps one go beyond them

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