Chapter 13 · Verse 26 · Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 13.26
Sanskrit
अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वाऽन्येभ्य उपासते।तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः।।13.26।।
Transliteration
anye tv evam ajānantaḥ śhrutvānyebhya upāsate te ’pi chātitaranty eva mṛityuṁ śhruti-parāyaṇāḥ
In plain words
You don't have to understand everything to be saved—you don't have to have it all figured out, you don't have to be worthy enough or wise enough or strong enough right now. Krishna says: simply open your ears and your heart to truth, whether it comes through a person, a text, a moment of grace, and that act of listening itself will carry you through. Death—and the darkness you fear—loses its grip when you stop trying to earn your way to safety and instead allow yourself to be met.
Word by Word
Even those who do not grasp the deepest knowledge of the Self can transcend death itself through the grace of hearing—śruti—from awakened teachers and true seekers. When the heart opens to sacred teaching, even the unaware begin their journey toward the Divine, and death loses its dominion over them.
This reveals that liberation is never barred by ignorance alone; sincere listening and devotion to truth become a bridge across the abyss. In our modern lives, this invites us to humble ourselves before wisdom—whether found in spiritual teachers, sacred texts, or the silent voice within—knowing that genuine receptivity is itself a form of grace.
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Bhagavad Gita 13.26 — BG 13.26
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