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Bhagavad Gita 7.13

Chapter 7, Verse 13

Part of 7: Jñāna Vijñāna Yogज्ञानविज्ञानयोग

त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्। मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्॥

Transliteration

tribhir guṇa-mayair bhāvair ebhiḥ sarvam idaṁ jagat mohitaṁ nābhijānāti māmebhyaḥ param avyayam

Meaning

Deluded by these Natures, composed of the three qualities of Nature, all this world does not know Me as distinct from them and immutable.

Word-by-word meaning
tribhiḥby threeguṇa-mayaiḥconsisting of the modes of material naturebhāvaiḥstatesebhiḥall thesesarvamwholeidamthisjagatuniversemohitamdeludednanotabhijānātiknowmāmmeebhyaḥtheseparamthe supremeavyayamimperishable
Commentary

Persons of this world are deluded by the three alities of Nature or Maya. Affection, attachment and infatuated love are all modifications of these alities. On account of delusion created by these three alities they are not able to break the worldly ties and to turn the mind towards the Supreme Soul, the Lord of the three alities. Avyayam Immutable or unchangeable or inexhaustible or imperishable. The Self is of one homogeneous essence. It has not got the six changes or modifications (Shad Bhava Vikaras) which the body has, viz., existence, birth, growth, modification, decay and death. (Cf. VII.25)

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7, Verse 13?
Deluded by these Natures, composed of the three qualities of Nature, all this world does not know Me as distinct from them and immutable.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 13 of Chapter 7 (Jñāna Vijñāna Yog — Self-Knowledge and Enlightenment) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.