Verse 7.19

बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते ।

वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः ॥

7.19

Transliteration

bahūnāṃ janmanāmante jñānavānmāṃ prapadyate |

vāsudevaḥ sarvamiti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

At the end of many births the wise man comes to Me, realising that all this is Vaasudeva (the innermost Self); such a great soul (Mahatma) is very hard to find.

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Word by word

of many
births
at the end
the wise one
me
takes refuge in

Vasudeva
is all
thus
that
great soul
very rare

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

At the end of many births, Krishna says, the one who has knowledge comes to him, recognizing that Vāsudeva is all. Vāsudeva, son of Vasudeva, is a name of Krishna, and it is also read as the one in whom all dwell. Such a great soul, mahātman, is very rare. The verse presents this recognition as the fruit of a long journey across lifetimes. It sums up the chapter's vision: the many forms of the world are seen as resting in one divine reality, however that unity is understood.