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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 21

Liberation Through Surrender

पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.21 mean?

The knowledge that perceives the manifold existence in all beings as separate comes from passion.

Word-by-word meaning

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

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