Learn·Chapter 7 · Knowledge and realisation·Verse 13 of 30

Bhagavad Gītā 7.13, word by word

त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्। मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्

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

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In English

The inhabitants of the world, misled by the natures engendered by the Qualities, do not know that I am higher than them all and that I do not change.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

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

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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