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Chapter 13 · Verse 25 · Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 13.25

philosophical Jnana & Wisdom Mind & Meditation Karma & Action

Sanskrit

ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।

Transliteration

dhyānenātmani paśhyanti kechid ātmānam ātmanā anye sānkhyena yogena karma-yogena chāpare

Word by Word

dhyānena through meditation
ātmani within one’s heart
paśhyanti percieve
kechit some
ātmānam the Supreme soul
ātmanā by the mind
anye others
sānkhyena through cultivation of knowledge
yogena the yog system
karma-yogena union with God with through path of action
cha and
apare others
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals that the path to perceiving the Atman within is not one-size-fits-all — different seekers discover the Self through different doors. Some find the Divine through meditation's silence, others through discriminating wisdom, still others through selfless action.

Your unique temperament is not a limitation but an invitation: the same truth awaits you at the end of whichever authentic path aligns with how you naturally seek.

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Bhagavad Gita 13.25 — BG 13.25

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

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