Knowledge & Realization · 7.4
Mind: Knowing the Divine
भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च।
अहङ्कार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा॥ ७.४ ॥
bhūmir-āpo ’nalo vāyuḥ khaṁ mano buddhir eva cha
ahankāra itīyaṁ me bhinnā prakṛitir aṣhṭadhā
Translation
Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, and personality—this is the eightfold division of My manifested nature.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 7.4 through stronger key ideas from the verse: mind, material energy, earth. In the context of Knowing the Divine, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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