Chapter 18 • Verse 21

Moksha Sanyasa Yoga

The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation

Sanskrit Verse

prithaktvena tu yaj jnanam nana-bhavan prithag-vidhan vetti sarvesu bhutesu taj jnanam viddhi rajasam

Translation & Meaning

That knowledge by which one perceives separately in all beings the many kinds of distinct existences — know that knowledge to be rajasic. It sees multiplicity and difference as ultimate reality, missing the underlying unity.

Key Teachings

  • •Rajasic knowledge perceives multiplicity and diversity as the final truth
  • •This knowledge sees distinctions between beings as absolute rather than phenomenal
  • •Attachment to the appearance of separateness is a characteristic of rajasic understanding

Topics

rajasic-knowledgemultiplicityseparationrajasguna
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