220 Sankara’s Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita
Except where otherwise stated, the reference to a Gītā verse is in fact to Śaṅkara’s commentary on that verse. There are many cases where Śaṅkara comments on a verse from a distance; in other words, in his commentary to another verse, not necessarily nearby, or previous. For instance, an important anticipatory comment to VII.16–18 appears already under IV.11. Translation of Śaṅkara’s Introduction to the Gītā Nārāyaṇa is beyond the Unmanifest; From the Unmanifest the cosmic Egg comes to be. And within the Egg are the cosmic regions, And the earth of seven continents. Having thus projected the world (jagat), to …