B.G 7.27 (*)

icchādveṣasamutthena dvandvamohena bhārata। sarvabhūtāni saṁmohaṁ sarge yānti parantapa ॥27॥

O Bharata, Arise from desire and aversion caused by the delusion of duality. O chastiser of foes, all beings are subject to intense delusion from the time of creation.

Gīta Bhāshya 7.27

'dvandvamoha' - delusion of experienced topics and objects caused by pleasure and pain; 'sarge' - time from the beginning of creation; Along with the corporeal body comes the desire and other defects. However, previously there was only ignorance.

dvandvamohena sukhaduḥkhādiviṣayamohena। icchādveṣayoḥ pravr̥ddhayoḥ na hi kiñcit jñātuṁ śakyam। kāraṇāntaram etat। sarge sargakālaṁ ārabhyaiva। śarīre hi sati icchādayaḥ। pūrvaṁ tu ajñānamātram ॥27॥

The word 'dvandva-moha' i.e. delusion caused by duality, refers to the delusion of experienced topics and objects caused by pleasure and pain. Because of tendencies driven by desire and aversion, it becomes impossible to know anything. This is another cause. The word 'sarge' refers to the time from the beginning of creation. Along with the corporeal body comes the desire and other defects. Previously, however, there was only ignorance.

Gīta Tātparya 7.27

dvandvamoho mithyājñānam।

The word 'dvandvamoha' i.e. delusion caused by duality refers to false knowledge.

"tamastu śārvaraṁ vidyāt mohaścaiva viparyayaḥ।"

"Darkness (ignorance) should be understood as nightly (obscure), and is also known as 'mohaḥ' (delusion), and 'viparyayaḥ' (misconception or inversion of reality)."

iti bhārate।

-stated thus in the epic Mahabharata.

jīveśvarādikaṁ dvandvam। tadviṣayo mohaḥ dvandvamohaḥ। sammohaḥ tadāgrahaḥ।

The confusion regarding the distnction between the individual soul (jīva) and the Supreme Lord (Īśvara) is 'dvandva'. The delusion on this topic constitutes 'dvandvamohaḥ' i.e. delution regarding duality. The word 'sammohah' i.e. complete delusion, is the insistence or clinging to that confusion.

"tadāgraho mahāmohaḥ tāmisraḥ krodha ucyate।"

"The insistence on such delusion is called 'mahāmoha' , and the anger caused by such great delusion is referred to as 'tāmisra' , i.e. darkness."

ityuktatvāt।

- stated thus (in Mahabharata).

sarge sargakāle eva।

The word 'sarge' indeed refers to the moment of creation.

"jīvadharmānīśvare tu yo jīveṣu aiśvarānapi। vidyājjīveśvaraikyaṁ vā dvandvamohī sa ucyate॥"

"One who attributes the qualities of the individual soul (jīva) to the Supreme Lord (Īśvara) or divine qualities to the individual soul, or considers the unity of the individual soul and the Supreme Lord, is called 'dvandva-mohī' i.e. deluded by duality."

ityāgneye ॥27॥

- stated thus in Agni Purana.