Gita/Chapter 7/Verse 5
Knowledge & Realization · 7.5

Living beings: Knowing the Divine

अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्। जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्॥ ७.५ ॥
apareyam itas tvanyāṁ prakṛitiṁ viddhi me parām jīva-bhūtāṁ mahā-bāho yayedaṁ dhāryate jagat
Translation

This is My inferior nature; however, O valiant one, know that distinct from this is My superior nature, which is the very life that sustains the universe.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 7.5 through stronger key ideas from the verse: living beings, mighty-armed one, material world. 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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