Chapter 18 · Verse 20 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 18.20
Sanskrit
सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते।अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम्।।18.20।।
Transliteration
sarva-bhūteṣhu yenaikaṁ bhāvam avyayam īkṣhate avibhaktaṁ vibhakteṣhu taj jñānaṁ viddhi sāttvikam
In plain words
When someone has hurt you—a spouse, a parent, a child, yourself—your anger tells you they are separate from you, fundamentally other, deserving of your judgment. Krishna says: the person who wounded you is made of the same eternal substance you are, wearing a different form, often acting from their own blindness and pain. See them as you, and see what happens to the need to punish.
Word by Word
This verse reveals the hallmark of sattvic knowledge: the capacity to perceive the eternal, undivided Self dwelling equally in all beings, beyond the illusion of multiplicity. The Vedantic seer recognizes that what appears as countless separate forms—the rich diversity of creation—is actually the singular, imperishable consciousness expressing itself through infinite vessels.
In modern life, this means cultivating the spiritual maturity to see the same divine essence in everyone you encounter, transcending judgment based on outer differences and meeting each person as an extension of yourself.
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Bhagavad Gita 18.20 — BG 18.20
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