बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते | वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः ||७-१९||
bahūnāṃ janmanāmante jñānavānmāṃ prapadyate . vāsudevaḥ sarvamiti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ ||7-19||
Chapter 7 · Verse 19
Jnana Vijnana Yoga
ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग
In plain words
Vaasudeva is a name of Lord Krishna as He is the son of Vasudeva. He is the allpervading Brahman. The aspirant gradually evolves through Yogic practices selfless service devotion and constant meditation in many births and ultimately attains the inner Self.
Translation
7.19 At the end of many births, the man of knowledge finds refuge in Me, realising that 'Vasudeva is all.' It is very hard to find such a great-souled person.
Meaning
Vaasudeva is a name of Lord Krishna as He is the son of Vasudeva. He is the allpervading Brahman. The aspirant gradually evolves through Yogic practices selfless service devotion and constant meditation in many births and ultimately attains the inner Self. He realises that all is Vaasudeva. It is very difficult to find such a great soul who has attained to perfection. No one is eal to him. That is the reason why the Lord has said. One in a thousand perchance strives for perfection even among those successful strivers only one perchance knows Me in essence. (Cf. VII.3.)
Word by word
बहूनाम् of many जन्मनाम् of births अन्ते in the end ज्ञानवान् the wise माम् to Me प्रपद्यते approaches वासुदेवः Vaasudeva सर्वम् all इति thus सः he महात्मा the great soul सुदुर्लभः (is) very hard to find.