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Chapter 13 · Verse 18 · Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 13.18

contemplative Jnana & Wisdom Moksha & Liberation Self & Identity

Sanskrit

ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।

Transliteration

jyotiṣhām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param uchyate jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ jñāna-gamyaṁ hṛidi sarvasya viṣhṭhitam

Word by Word

jyotiṣhām in all luminarie
api and
tat that
jyotiḥ the source of light
tamasaḥ the darkness
param beyond
uchyate is said (to be)
jñānam knowledge
jñeyam the object of knowledge
jñāna-gamyam the goal of knowledge
hṛidi within the heart
sarvasya of all living beings
viṣhṭhitam dwells
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the ultimate truth: the Self dwells beyond all luminaries, transcending darkness and ignorance itself. This consciousness is simultaneously knowledge, the knower, and the path to knowing — it is the singular reality animating every heart.

Knowledge here is not intellectual accumulation but direct recognition of your own infinite nature, the witness of all experience. When you stop seeking truth outside yourself and turn inward with sincere attention, you meet this Self already present, waiting only for your recognition.

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Bhagavad Gita 13.18 — BG 13.18

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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