Sanskrit
एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः । सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः ॥ ७ ॥
etāṃ vibhūtiṃ yogaṃ ca mama yo vetti tattvataḥ so'vikampena yogena yujyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Translation
He who knows in essence that sovereignty and yoga of Mine, he is harmonised by unfaltering yoga; there is no doubt thereof.
Annie Besant · The Bhagavad-Gita, translated by Annie Besant (4th ed., 1922) — Wikisource · Public Domain
Explanation
The pivot verse: the first place “vibhūti” (rendered “sovereignty” here, elsewhere “glory” or “manifestation”) is named explicitly alongside yoga, summarizing what verses 1-6 have been demonstrating without naming. Grasping this pairing tattvataḥ, “in essence,” is said to establish one in unwavering yoga — the manifestations aren’t offered as trivia, they’re framed as a yogic practice with a stated result. Vibhūtiṃ yogaṃ ca… vetti tattvataḥ → avikampena yogena yujyate — knowing the glory and the power as they are yokes one in “unshakable yoga.” The list from BG 10.21 is a set of meditation objects, not theology trivia.
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Word by word
- etāṃ vibhūtiṃ yogaṃ ca mamaएतां विभूतिं योगं च मम
- this My glory and power (etām + vibhūtim + yogam + ca + mama)
- yo vetti tattvataḥयो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः
- who knows in truth (yaḥ + vetti + tattvataḥ)
- so'vikampena yogenaसोऽविकंपेन योगेन
- he, by unshakable yoga (saḥ + avikampena + yogena)
- yujyate nātra saṃśayaḥयुज्यते नात्र संशयः
- is joined — of this there is no doubt (yujyate + na + atra + saṃśayaḥ)
Commentary
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For six verses Krishna has been demonstrating vibhūti without naming it; verse 7 finally supplies the word and states what doing something with that recognition — not merely noting it — actually produces. A pattern can shape a person’s experience before they have language for it; naming it here is what converts passive recognition into a practice with a stated result.
Original commentary written for this site · © Amit Singh — original commentary
Concepts
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Lessons
Personal
- When you notice a pattern that's quietly been shaping your choices, name it explicitly rather than leaving it as vague awareness — this verse finally names what verses 1-6 had only been demonstrating. Naming turns a passive noticing into a practice you can actually build steadiness from.
Professional
- When your team has informally followed a good practice for months without naming it, write it down as an explicit principle — the way this verse finally names the pattern it had been demonstrating unlabeled. Naming what was implicit lets it be taught and applied consistently, not left to memory.
Family & Social
- When you notice a good pattern quietly running in how your family handles stress, say it out loud to them rather than leaving it unnamed — the way this verse finally names what six verses had only shown. An unnamed habit is fragile; naming it lets everyone choose to keep it.
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