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Mattah Parataram Nanyat in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 During meditation, morning prayer, or Gita study·📜 Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 7 (Jnana Vijnana Yoga), verse 7

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Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 7 (Jnana Vijnana Yoga), verse 7 · Spoken by Lord Krishna; part of the Mahabharata (Veda Vyasa) · Classical antiquity (part of the Mahabharata)

In the seventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna begins to reveal his divine glories (vibhuti) and his nature as the Supreme. Having described the eightfold material and the higher spiritual nature, he affirms in this verse that he himself is the highest reality, beyond which nothing exists, and that all creation is woven through him. The image of gems strung on a thread became one of the most quoted illustrations of God's all-pervading presence.

✦ As told in scripture

Saints and devotees describe how meditation on this verse dissolves fear and grief, for one who truly feels that the whole universe — and one's own self — is forever strung upon the Lord can never feel abandoned or alone.

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The Mantra

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𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌧𑌨𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌯। 𑌮𑌯𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌗𑌣𑌾 𑌇𑌵॥

Mattaḥ parataraṃ nānyat kiñchid-asti dhanañjaya। mayi sarvam-idaṃ protaṃ sūtre maṇi-gaṇā iva॥

Meaning:There is nothing whatsoever higher than Me, O Dhananjaya (Arjuna). All this (the whole universe) is strung upon Me like clusters of gems on a thread.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌃🔊mattaḥthan Me

𑌪𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂🔊parataraṃhigher, superior, greater

𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍🔊nānyatnothing else (na anyat)

𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿🔊kiñchid-astianything at all exists

𑌧𑌨𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌯🔊dhanañjayaO Dhananjaya (Arjuna, winner of wealth)

𑌮𑌯𑌿🔊mayiin Me, upon Me

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌦𑌂🔊sarvam idaṃall this (the entire universe)

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌂🔊protaṃis strung / woven together

𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇🔊sūtreon a thread

𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌗𑌣𑌾 𑌇𑌵🔊maṇi-gaṇā ivalike clusters of gems / beads

Benefits of Chanting Mattah Parataram Nanyat

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Affirms the supreme, all-pervading nature of the Divine

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Cultivates the awareness that everything rests in and on God

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Brings deep peace by dissolving the sense of separateness

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A foundational verse for understanding Vishnu/Krishna as Brahman

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Strengthens single-pointed devotion to the one Supreme Lord

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Helps the seeker perceive unity behind the diversity of the world

How to Chant Mattah Parataram Nanyat

Repetitions11times

Best TimeDuring meditation, morning prayer, or Gita study

Chant this Gita verse slowly, contemplating its image of all beings and worlds strung upon the Lord like gems on a single thread. It is ideal for meditation on God's omnipresence and supremacy. Recite it 11 or 108 times, or include it in daily Gita parayana, allowing the mind to rest in the awareness that nothing exists apart from or beyond the Divine.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Mattah Parataram Nanyat written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is verse 7.7 of the Bhagavad Gita, in the chapter on knowledge and realization (Jnana Vijnana Yoga), spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.

Krishna declares that nothing whatsoever is higher than Him, and that the entire universe is strung upon Him 'like clusters of gems on a thread' — a famous image of God as the one support and inner thread of all existence.

The thread (sutra) that holds many gems together symbolizes the Divine as the unseen unifying reality pervading and supporting the countless diverse forms of creation. The gems are visible; the thread within is one and hidden, just as God pervades all.

It establishes Vishnu/Krishna as the Supreme Being (Para Brahman) and the ground of all that exists, providing the basis for whole-hearted, single-pointed devotion and surrender to the one Lord.