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CHAPTER - 7 JNĀNA VIJNANA
YOGA
This chapter has 30 verses., It points out distinction between the vital Force called “Pure Consciousness” that pervades the universe and the non vital elements which are supplied with dynamism by this all prevailing Vital Force. The Lord asks Arjuna to know how Vital Force pervades the whole universe and that complete devotion and surrender to that Vital Force with heart leads one to realize the Reality. Emphasis of the whole chapter is devotion and surrender to that Vital Force In view of this,
Verses 2 speaks of Jnana and Vijnana i.e. knowledge and realization of the process which governs this universe and asserts that if this realization is achieved nothing else remains to be known. As Jainism asserts, “Egam janai te savvam janai” i.e. “If you know this one, you
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