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Chapter 7

<< Chapter 7 verse 9

SlOkam – Original

bIjam mAm sarvabhUthAnAm vidhdhi pArtha sanAthanam |
budhdhir budhdhimathAm asmi thEjas thEjasvinAm aham ||

word-by-word meaning (based on puththUr krishNamAchArya swAmy’s thamizh translation)

pArtha – Oh son of kunthI!
sarva bhUthAnAm – in all entities which undergo transformation
sanAthanam bIjam mAm vidhdhi – know me as the eternal ability which causes the transformation
aham – I
budhdhi mathAm – of the intelligent
budhdhi: asmi – am the intellect
thEjasvinAm – of the illustrious
thEja: (asmi) – I am the lustre

Simple Translation (based on puththUr krishNamAchArya swAmy’s thamizh translation)

Oh pArtha! Know me as the eternal ability which causes the transformation in all entities which undergo transformation; I am the intellect of the intelligent and the lustre of the illustrious.

Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy’s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam

‘The primeval Seed of all beings, Pārtha¹! know Me (to be). The wisdom of the wise, I am; and the lustre of the illustrious, (I am).’

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