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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 7.27
इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत ।
सर्वभूतानि सम्मोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप ॥ २७ ॥
icchā-dveṣa-samutthena
dvandva-mohena bhārata
sarva-bhūtāni sammohaṁ
sarge yānti paran-tapa
O scion of Bharata, O conqueror of the foe, all living entities are born into delusion, bewildered by dualities arisen from desire and hate.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioWhat this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.
3 study points
All living beings are born deluded, confused by opposites arising from desire and hate.
Our true position is under the Supreme Lord, but illusion prevents us from understanding Him.
Pure devotees, free from desire and hate, understand that Kṛṣṇa appears through His own internal powers.
Desire and hatred cause them to be bewildered by dualities
What is the delusion/bewilderment – Controlled by illusory energy, one cannot understand Krishna
Who can overcome delusion – One who
Recognize Krishna’s supremacy and
Become a devotee
Real constitutional position — subordinate to the Lord who is “pure knowledge”
Cause of delusion — Separation from ‘pure knowledge’ / thus covered by illusory energy
Effect/ manifestation of illusory energy — duality of desire/hate
Thoughts/symptoms of such delusion
Wants to become one with the Lord – “Original sinful desire of living entity”
Envies Krishna as Supreme Personality of Godhead – “Original hatred of living entity”
Think Supreme Personality of Godhead is created by material energy
Manifestations of dualities of delusion – dishonour/honour; good/bad; pleasure/pain; man/woman etc.
LINK BETWEEN TEXTS 7.27 & 7.28 — This point mentioned in Text 7.27 further reveals the rarity of the jnani because, as described in Texts 7.16 – 7.19, jnani’s are beyond being fooled by dualities of happiness and distress, male and female, and so on... One may ask, after hearing Text 7.27, whether anyone is, in fact, capable of overcoming illusion and becoming a devotee.
Texts 7.26 & 7.27
How and when Living entity gets covered by Maya. How to get free from this covering
Living entities bewilderment is caused by maya’s forcing him to see dualities
His freedom is caused by devotional service, which places him beyond those dualities
By being conscious of Krishna in devotional service, one can know Him even at the time of death
Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Key ideas: prakṛti, guṇa.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does BG 7.27 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to nature & guṇas?
Observe which mode shaped your last decision.
Keep going: verses that carry this teaching further.
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