BG 7.7
मत्तः परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय
There is nothing higher than Me, O Dhananjaya — all this is strung on Me like pearls on a thread.
Chapter 7 of 18 · 30 verses · Jnana + Vijnana
ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग
The Yoga of Knowledge & Realization
Jñāna-vijñāna-yoga
Theme: Two prakritis, four types of devotees
Speaker: Krishna
Chapter summary
Krishna distinguishes his lower prakriti (eight-fold material nature) from his higher (the jiva). All beings come into being from these. Four types of people turn to God: the distressed, the seeker of wealth, the curious, and the wise — and the wise is dearest. Maya veils most from his true nature.
Key verses
Central takeaway
All paths lead to the One; only the rare see this clearly.
Jump to chapter
1. Arjuna's Despair2. The Yoga of Knowledge3. The Yoga of Action4. The Yoga of Knowledge & Renunciation of Action5. The Yoga of Renunciation of Action6. The Yoga of Self-Restraint / Meditation7. The Yoga of Knowledge & Realization8. The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman9. The Royal Knowledge, The Royal Secret10. The Yoga of Divine Manifestations11. The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form12. The Yoga of Devotion13. The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field14. The Yoga of the Three Gunas15. The Yoga of the Supreme Person16. The Yoga of the Divine & Demoniac Natures17. The Yoga of the Threefold Faith18. The Yoga of Liberation by Renunciation