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    श्रीभगवानुवाच । मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः । असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु ॥ ७-१ ॥

    Shri Bhagavan said: O Partha, hear [from Me] how, having your mind attached to Me, practicing Yoga and taking refuge in Me, you shall understand Me fully, without any doubt.

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    ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः । यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते ॥ ७-२ ॥

    I will declare to you in full, this knowledge (of God) along with the knowledge which makes it distinguished (Vigyan or science), knowing which nothing else remains to be known.

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    मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये । यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ॥ ७-३ ॥

    Among thousands of men, someone strives for perfection; even among those who strive for perfection, someone only knows Me; and among those who know Me, someone only knows Me in reality.

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    भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च । अहङ्कार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा ॥ ७-४॥

    This Nature (Prakrti) of Mine is divided eight-fold thus: earth, water, fire, air, space, mind (Manas), intellect (Buddhi) and also egoism.

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    अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम् । जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत् ॥ ७-५ ॥

    This is My lower Prakrti (nature). But, O mighty-armed One, know that My higher nature is another. It is the life-element (Jiva-bhuta), by which this universe is sustained.