Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 7, Verse 1
श्री भगवानुवाच
मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः।
असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु।।
मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः।
असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु।।
śrī bhagavān uvāca
mayyāsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuñjan mad-āśrayaḥ
asanśayaṁ samagraṁ māṁ yathā jñāsyasi tac cchṛṇu
also searched as "mayyasakta-manah partha yogam yunjan madashrayah"
Translation
The Lord said, "With your mind focused on Me, taking Me as your support, and practicing yoga—how can you, without doubt, know Me fully? Hear, O Arjuna."
Vāṇi's rendering
Hear how, with your mind held in me and sheltered in me, you will know me fully, beyond doubt.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| श्रीśrī | revered, blessed |
| भगवान्bhagavān | Krishna, the one full of glory |
| उवाचuvāca | said |
| मयिmayi | in me (sandhi: mayi + āsakta becomes mayyāsakta) |
| आसक्तमनाःāsakta-manāḥ | one whose mind is held fast, clinging |
| पार्थpārtha | Arjuna, son of Pṛthā |
| योगम्yogaṁ | yoga, the practice of joining |
| युञ्जन्yuñjan | practising, keeping at it |
| मदाश्रयःmad-āśrayaḥ | sheltered in me, taking me as support |
| असंशयम्asanśayaṁ | without doubt, with nothing left uncertain |
| समग्रम्samagraṁ | whole, complete, nothing left out |
| माम्māṁ | me |
| यथाyathā | how, in what manner |
| ज्ञास्यसिjñāsyasi | you will know |
| तत्tac | that (sandhi: tat + śṛṇu becomes tacchṛṇu) |
| शृणुcchṛṇu | hear, listen |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 Verse 1 mean?
Krishna opens a new teaching by naming its condition. A mind held in him, a life sheltered in him, the practice kept up — and then knowledge of him comes whole, with no doubt left over. He does not ask Arjuna to reason his way in. He asks him to listen.
What does mayyasakta-manah partha mean in the Gita?
Āsakta-manāḥ means a mind that clings, that has caught hold and will not let go. The same grip that fastens us to worry and wanting is here turned toward Krishna. Nothing new is required of you. Only that what already holds on should hold on somewhere else.
Why does Krishna say to hear rather than to seek?
Because this knowledge is given, not extracted. Arjuna has argued, questioned, and despaired for six chapters. Now Krishna asks only for attention — tac chṛṇu, hear that. Some things arrive when the mind stops working at them and simply stays turned in one direction, waiting.
How can I know Krishna fully and without doubt?
Asaṁśayaṁ samagraṁ — beyond doubt, and entire. The verse says this comes not from certainty built up by thinking, but from mind and shelter placed in one place long enough. Doubt does not end by being answered. It ends when something else has your whole attention.
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Commentary
Six chapters have been about Arjuna — his grief, his duty, his mind. Now Krishna turns to speak of himself, and the first thing he says is a condition. Not study. Not austerity. A mind that clings to him and a life sheltered in him — and then knowing follows, whole and without doubt. The order matters. You do not first understand and then love; you hold on, and understanding arrives. Which is why the verse ends in a command to listen rather than to figure out. Your mind is already clinging to something — a fear, a plan, a face. The capacity is there; it wants a different object.