
Lord Krishna
Divine TeacherThe Supreme Lord, the charioteer and divine guide of Arjuna. Krishna delivers the eternal wisdom of the Gita, revealing the nature of the soul, duty, and the path to liberation.
Speaking: Chapter 7, Verse 13
Verse 13
The Yoga of Knowledge and Realization
Deluded by the three modes, the whole world does not know Me, who am above the modes and inexhaustible.
Context & Meaning
The entire world is under the spell of the three guṇas. Pulled by desire (rajas), dulled by inertia (tamas), or lulled by comfortable virtue (sattva), beings fail to perceive the imperishable reality behind the show. The three modes are the veil; the Divine is what they conceal.
Scholar Commentaries
1 commentary · Public domainRamanujacharya
VishishtadvaitaMohita — deluded — describes the fundamental condition of the unawakened soul. The Lord stands beyond all modal conditioning, eternal and inexhaustible, yet hidden by the very energy that emanates from Him.