Bhagavad Gita
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Verse 18
Chapter 7
Verse 19 of 30
Verse 20
Verse 7.19
बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते। वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः ॥7.19॥
7.19 bahūnāṃ janmanām ante jñānavān māṃ prapadyate vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ
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BradOriginal Translation

At the end of many births, the man of knowledge (jñānavān) takes refuge in Me. "Vasudeva is all," that great soul (mahātmā) is very difficult to find.

Stoller MillerLiterary

At the end of many births, the man of knowledge finds refuge in me; he is the rare great spirit who sees “Krishna is all that is.”

ZaehnerJesuit

(19) At the end of many a birth the man of wisdom gives himself up to Me, [knowing that Kṛṣṇa,] Vasudeva's son, is All: so great a self is exceeding hard to find.

GambhiranandaAdvaita

7.19 At the end of many births the man of Knowledge attains Me, (realizing) that Vasudeva is all. Such a high-souled one is very rare.

AdidevanandaVishishtadvaita

7.19 At the end of many births, the man of knowledge finds refuge in Me, realizing that 'Vasudeva is all.' It is very hard to find such a great-souled person.

SivanandaVedanta

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

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Verse 18
Chapter 7
Verse 19 of 30
Verse 20