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Chapter 18 · Verse 21 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 18.21

philosophical Jnana & Wisdom Self & Identity Attachment & Letting Go

Sanskrit

पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।

Transliteration

pṛithaktvena tu yaj jñānaṁ nānā-bhāvān pṛithag-vidhān vetti sarveṣhu bhūteṣhu taj jñānaṁ viddhi rājasam

Word by Word

pṛithaktvena unconnected
tu however
yat which
jñānam knowledge
nānā-bhāvān manifold entities
pṛithak-vidhān of diversity
vetti consider
sarveṣhu in all
bhūteṣhu living entities
tat that
jñānam knowledge
viddhi know
rājasam in the mode of passion
Simplified Perspective

Knowledge that fragments reality into separate, disconnected pieces—seeing the body here, the mind there, this person distinct from that one—is knowledge born of passion and restlessness. It satisfies the intellect with complexity and multiplicity, but misses the unified consciousness that dances through all existence.

When you obsessively analyze differences instead of recognizing the one Self appearing in infinite forms, you remain trapped in the fever of becoming. In your daily life, notice when you're categorizing people, judging situations as fundamentally separate from yourself—this is the invitation to turn inward and feel the deeper belonging that connects all beings.

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Bhagavad Gita 18.21 — BG 18.21

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

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