Chapter 7 Shloka 2

ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषत:।

यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते।।२।।

I shall reveal to you this gyan – this knowledge in its entirety,

along with its vigyan – its practical connotation,

knowing which, nothing else remains to be known.

Chapter 7 Shloka 2

ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषत:।

यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते।।२।।

I shall reveal to you this gyan – this knowledge in its entirety, along with its vigyan – its practical connotation, knowing which, nothing else remains to be known.

The Lord now says to Arjuna:

1. I will tell you of My true identity in its entirety.

2. I shall introduce you verbally to the knowledge of the Atma.

3. I shall reveal to you fully what I am.

4. Not only this, I shall also explain to you the truth about my Essence along with its practical manifestation.

In other words:

a) I shall tell you how this knowledge is proved in practice.

b) I shall also tell you how this knowledge is generally viewed by the world.

c) I shall also reveal to you how you can acquaint yourself with this knowledge in the world.

d) I shall tell you the means of experiencing this knowledge in life.

The Lord says, “I shall clearly define My Essence and My external manifestation to you. If you truly know Me thus, nothing in the entire world will remain for you to know.”

Little one, all other knowledge becomes superfluous for one who gains knowledge of the Atma; such a one realises that he, too, is not the body but the Atma.

He realises that:

a) He is not the doer of deeds performed by the body.

b) The body is the product of the threefold Prakriti.

c) This body, bound by the threefold attributes of Prakriti, interacts within the sphere of those gunas.

On the practical plane, the manifestation of knowledge is vigyan or a scientific translation of that knowledge into practical living. Knowing the practical manifestation of the Atma, the Atmavaan Yogi realises all – nothing further remains for him to know or to attain.

Little one, if you have to understand this supreme knowledge and its practical application:

1. Fill your mind with shraddha or abiding faith.

2. Permeate your heart with immense love for the Lord.

3. Give yourself up to the Lord completely.

4. Offer each limb to that Supreme One.

5. Place your entire world at His feet.

6. Know in life that your body belongs to the Lord and it is through the vehicle of your body that That Supreme Atma shall traverse the world.

a) If you truly wish to apply this attitude in your daily living;

b) If this point of view appears to you to be the Truth;

c) If you can employ this attitude in your dealings in the world;

then you can indeed understand all that the Lord is saying here. Knowing this, nothing else will remain to be attained.