Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 Verse 14 (7.14)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 Verse 14 (7.14)
दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया । मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते | | ७-१४ | |
daivī hyeṣhā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā māmeva ye prapadyante māyāmetāṁ taranti te
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- दैवी
(daivi)— अलौकिक(divine/supernatural) - हि
(hi)— निश्चित रूप से(indeed) - एषा
(esha)— यह(this) - गुणमयी
(guna-mayi)— त्रिगुणमयी(consisting of the three modes of nature) - मम
(mama)— मेरी(My) - माया
(maya)— माया(illusory energy (Maya)) - दुरत्यया
(duratyaya)— पार करने में अति कठिन(difficult to cross over/surmount)
Line 2:
- माम्
(mam)— मेरी(Me) - एव
(eva)— ही(alone) - ये
(ye)— जो(who) - प्रपद्यन्ते
(prapadyante)— शरण लेते हैं(surrender) - मायाम्
(mayam)— माया को(illusion) - एताम्
(etam)— इस(this) - तरन्ति
(taranti)— पार कर जाते हैं(cross over) - ते
(te)— वे(they)
English: Truly, this Divine Illusion of Phenomenon manifesting itself in the qualities is difficult to surmount. Only they who devote themselves to Me and to Me alone can accomplish it.
Learnings from Shloka 14:
- Maya is powerful: The play of the gunas can strongly bind the mind.
- Willpower alone is limited: Krishna points to surrender as the way beyond illusion.
- Devotion gives refuge: Taking shelter in Krishna helps one cross what is otherwise difficult.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 7.14 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Krishna explains that divine maya, made of the three gunas, is difficult to cross by ordinary effort. The way beyond it is surrender and devotion to him.
This verse is practical because it admits that confusion and attachment are powerful. Freedom requires more than willpower; it requires turning toward the divine source.