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TEXT 20 sarva-bhutesu yenaikam
SYNONYMS  sarva-bhutesu--in
all living entities; yena--by whom; ekam--one; bhavam--situation;
avyayam--imperishable; iksate--does see; avibhaktam--undivided;
vibhaktesu--in the numberless divided; tat--that; jnanam--knowledge;
viddhi--know; sattvikam--in the mode of goodness.
TRANSLATION That knowledge
by which one undivided spiritual nature is seen in all existences, undivided
in the divided, is knowledge in the mode of goodness.
PURPORT A person who
sees one spirit soul in every living being, whether a demigod, human being,
animal, bird, beast, aquatic or plant, possesses knowledge in the mode
of goodness. In all living entities, one spirit soul is there, although
they have different bodies in terms of their previous work. As described
in the Seventh Chapter, the manifestation of the living force in every
body is due to the superior nature of the Supreme Lord. Thus to see that
one superior nature, that living force, in every body is to see in the
mode of goodness. That living energy is imperishable, although the bodies
are perishable. The difference is perceived in terms of the body because
there are many forms of material existence in conditional life; therefore
they appear to be divided. Such impersonal knowledge finally leads to self-realization.
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