Shloka 20
भीष्मविक्रमदर्शनं तथा क्रौञ्चारुणव्यूहविधानम् | Bhīṣma’s Ascendancy and the Organization of the Krauñcāruṇa Formation
सर्वभूतेषु येनैके भावमव्ययमीक्षते । अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि साक््चिकम्,जिस ज्ञानसे मनुष्य पृथक्ू-पृथक् सब भूतोंमें एक अविनाशी परमात्मभावको विभागरहित समभावसे स्थित देखता है, उस ज्ञानको तो तू साच्चिक जानर
sarvabhūteṣu yenaike bhāvam avyayam īkṣate | avibhaktaṁ vibhakteṣu taj jñānaṁ viddhi sāttvikam ||
Arjuna said: Know that knowledge to be sāttvika by which one perceives, in all beings, a single imperishable Reality—undivided though appearing among divided forms. Such vision sees the same abiding Self in every creature and thereby grounds conduct in fairness, restraint, and reverence even amid the pressures of war.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sāttvika knowledge is the insight that the same imperishable, undivided Reality is present in all beings, even though beings appear separate. This vision supports ethical impartiality, compassion, and steadiness of mind.
In the Kurukṣetra dialogue, Arjuna asks about the threefold division of knowledge according to the guṇas. This verse states the mark of sāttvika knowledge: perceiving one undivided Self/Reality in all differentiated beings.