Verse 18.20
सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते ।
अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम् ॥
Transliteration
sarvabhūteṣu yenaikaṃ bhāvamavyayamīkṣate |
avibhaktaṃ vibhakteṣu tajjñānaṃ viddhi sāttvikam ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
That by which one sees the one indestructible Reality in all beings, not separate in all the separate beings know thou that knowledge to be Sattvic.
From the owner's sheet · +1 more
The knowledge by which one sees in all beings one imperishable reality, undivided among the divided, know that knowledge to be sattvic.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
Word by word
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Sattvic knowledge sees one imperishable reality in all beings, undivided within what appears divided. This is the highest form of understanding described in the chapter. Some traditions read it as seeing a single reality behind all forms, others as seeing the same divine presence or the same kind of self in every being. Either way, it is a vision of unity that does not ignore the variety of the world, but sees through it to what is shared.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08