Bhagavad Gita 7.26 meaningSeeing the divine in everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I know everything — past, present and future. But few truly know me.”
What it means
“I know all beings — past, present and future, Arjuna. But no one really knows me.”
The original Sanskrit
वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन । भविष्याणि च भूतानि मां तु वेद न कश्चन ॥
vedāhaṃ samatītāni vartamānāni cārjuna bhaviṣyāṇi ca bhūtāni māṃ tu veda na kaścana
Translations
Literal translation
O Arjuna, I know the past and the present as also the future beings; but no one knows Me!
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे अर्जुन ! पूर्व में व्यतीत हुए और वर्तमान में स्थित तथा भविष्य में होने वाले भूतमात्र को मैं जानता हूँ, परन्तु मुझे कोई भी पुरुष नहीं जानता हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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