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Bhagavad Gita 18.20 — Sarva-bhuteshu Yenaikam

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.२० — सर्वभूतेषु येनैकम्

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 During meditation on the unity of all beings, in morning contemplation·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 20

Also known as: sarva bhuteshu yenaikam bhavam avyayam · avibhaktam vibhakteshu · bhagavad gita 18.20 · gita 18 20 · sattvic knowledge verse · taj jnanam viddhi sattvikam

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

In His analysis of the three kinds of knowledge, Krishna describes the highest, sattvic knowledge. It is the wisdom by which one perceives the one undivided, imperishable Reality present in all beings, even though they appear separate and diverse. This verse points to the vision of unity behind multiplicity — seeing the same divine Self in everyone — which is the mark of pure, illumined understanding.

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 20 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the eighteenth chapter, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Krishna analyses knowledge, action and the doer according to the three modes of nature. Describing the threefold division of knowledge, He declares this highest, sattvic knowledge: the wisdom that perceives the one undivided, imperishable Reality present in all beings.

✦ As told in scripture

The sages hold that one who truly sees the same imperishable Self in all beings rises above all hatred and fear, for in that vision of unity there is no other to harm or to be harmed — only the one divine Reality shining everywhere.

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The Mantra

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सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते।अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम्॥

sarva-bhūteṣhu yenaikaṁ bhāvam avyayam īkṣhate avibhaktaṁ vibhakteṣhu taj jñānaṁ viddhi sāttvikam

Meaning:That knowledge by which one sees the one imperishable Reality in all beings — undivided amid the divided — know that knowledge to be in the mode of goodness (sattvic).

Word-by-Word Meaning

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सर्वभूतेषु🔊sarva-bhūteṣhuin all beings

येन🔊yenaby which

एकम्🔊ekamone; the single (Reality)

भावम्🔊bhāvambeing; nature; essence

अव्ययम्🔊avyayamimperishable; indestructible

ईक्षते🔊īkṣhateone sees; perceives

अविभक्तम्🔊avibhaktamundivided

विभक्तेषु🔊vibhakteṣhuin the divided (separate beings)

तत् ज्ञानम्🔊tat jñānamthat knowledge

विद्धि🔊viddhiknow; understand

सात्त्विकम्🔊sāttvikamin the mode of goodness (sattva)

Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 18.20 — Sarva-bhuteshu Yenaikam

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Describes the highest, sattvic (pure) knowledge of oneness

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Cultivates the vision of the one divine Self in all beings

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Dissolves the sense of separation and fosters universal love

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Brings peace by revealing unity behind apparent diversity

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Inspires equanimity and compassion toward all creatures

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A profound verse for meditation on the imperishable Reality

How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 18.20 — Sarva-bhuteshu Yenaikam

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Best TimeDuring meditation on the unity of all beings, in morning contemplation

Chant this verse while contemplating the one imperishable Reality present in all beings. As you recite, gently train the mind to look past surface differences and perceive the same divine Self in everyone and everything. Let this sattvic vision of unity awaken peace, compassion and reverence for all life, dissolving the sense of separation.

Frequently Asked Questions

It describes sattvic knowledge — the highest, purest form of knowledge. This is the wisdom by which one sees the single, undivided, imperishable Reality present in all beings, even though they appear separate and diverse.

Sattvic knowledge sees the one undivided Reality in all beings (this verse). Rajasic knowledge sees only manifold separate entities as distinct realities. Tamasic knowledge clings irrationally to one thing as if it were everything. Sattvic knowledge is the purest and leads to liberation.

It teaches the vision of the one divine Self present equally in every being. This is closely related to the Gita's repeated theme of seeing the Lord in all and all in the Lord, which fosters universal love, equanimity and peace.

Through purifying the mind, meditation, and devotion, one gradually learns to look beyond surface differences and perceive the same imperishable Reality in everyone. Reciting and contemplating verses like this one helps train the heart in the vision of unity.