Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verse 12

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verse 12 (13.12) means: steady dwelling in self-knowledge, seeing the aim of true understanding: all this is called knowledge. What differs from it is ignorance.

Sanskrit

अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।

Transliteration

adhyātma-jñāna-nityatvaṁ tattva-jñānārtha-darśhanam etaj jñānam iti proktam ajñānaṁ yad ato ’nyathā

Translation

steady dwelling in self-knowledge, seeing the aim of true understanding: all this is called knowledge. What differs from it is ignorance.

Hindi

आत्मज्ञान में स्थिर वास, सच्ची समझ के लक्ष्य को देखना: यह सब ज्ञान कहलाता है। जो इससे अलग है, वह अज्ञान है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verse 12?

steady dwelling in self-knowledge, seeing the aim of true understanding: all this is called knowledge. What differs from it is ignorance.

Which chapter is verse 13.12 from?

It is verse 12 of Chapter 13 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 35 verses in total.

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