Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 7

Bhagavad Gita 7.18

उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्। आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्॥

udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī tvātmaiva me matam āsthitaḥ sa hi yuktātmā mām evānuttamāṁ gatim

Translation

Noble are all these, but I hold the wise as verily Myself; he, Self united, is fixed on Me, the highest Path.

What it means

All these are noble, but the wise I regard as My very Self, steadfast in mind, fixed on Me as the highest goal. The devotee with knowledge is not merely approved but identified with the Divine. Intimacy is the reward of understanding.

Try this today

All worshippers honored; the wise devotee given an extraordinary status - identified with the divine itself.

Something to reflect on

Whom do I love enough to regard as my very self?

Read it in Yathora
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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.