Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 2 verse 21
Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga

Knowledge Dissolves Guilt · Seeing the Bigger Picture

वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम् । कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम् ।।21।।

vedāvināśinaṃ nityaṃ ya enam ajam avyayam kathaṃ sa puruṣaḥ pārtha kaṃ ghātayati hanti kam

Meaning

"O Partha, how can one who knows the soul to be indestructible, eternal, unborn, and unchanging, cause anyone to be killed or kill anyone?"

Explanation

Krishna presses the logic further — true knowledge of the soul removes the very basis for Arjuna's guilt.

Today's Life Lesson

Let deeper understanding ease unnecessary guilt today, especially over things beyond your true control.

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