Knowing which, you will not fall into confusion again. Through which, you will see all beings without remainder first in yourself, and then in me.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 4.35
Hindi · हिन्दी
जिस तत्त्वज्ञान का अनुभव करनेके बाद तू फिर इस प्रकार मोहको नहीं प्राप्त होगा, और हे अर्जुन जिस तत्त्वज्ञान से तू सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंको निःशेषभावसे पहले अपनेमें और उसके बाद मुझ सच्चिदानन्दघन परमात्मामें देखेगा ॥
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Hover a word to focus on it.
यत्whichज्ञात्वाhaving knownनnotपुनःagainमोहम्delusion, confusionएवम्thusयास्यसिyou will go intoपाण्डवO Pandavaयेनby whichभूतानिbeingsअशेषेणwithout remainderद्रक्ष्यसिyou will seeआत्मनिin the selfअथोthenमयिin me
Read literallywhich · having known · not · again · delusion, confusion · thus · you will go into · O Pandava · by which · beings · without remainder · you will see · in the self · then · in me
Understanding the verse
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It shifts perception from isolated pieces to a single connected reality, reducing confusion at the root.
True understanding ends confusion. It lets you see every being as part of one reality, first within yourself and then in the supreme reality.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
On Kurukshetra, Arjuna stands frozen while Krishna explains the knowledge that dissolves his confusion. This verse says that real understanding changes perception itself: the many beings are seen without separation, first in the true self and then in Krishna.
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In your life
Why this verse still matters
You stare at a message before sending it, knowing it will change everything. Clear seeing cuts through the fear of fragments and lets you act from wholeness instead of panic.
The takeaway
“Clarity feels like relief: the world stops looking scattered and starts making sense as one whole.”
True understanding ends confusion. It lets you see every being as part of one reality, first within yourself and then in the supreme reality.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 4.35?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga" (Knowledge and Renunciation of Action).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 4.35?
Verse 35 sits in Chapter 4 of the Bhagavad Gita — Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga, "Knowledge and Renunciation of Action". The chapter has 42 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 4.35 matter today?
You stare at a message before sending it, knowing it will change everything. Clear seeing cuts through the fear of fragments and lets you act from wholeness instead of panic.
It shifts perception from isolated pieces to a single connected reality, reducing confusion at the root.
What this verse means
True understanding ends confusion. It lets you see every being as part of one reality, first within yourself and then in the supreme reality.
Context & commentary
On Kurukshetra, Arjuna stands frozen while Krishna explains the knowledge that dissolves his confusion. This verse says that real understanding changes perception itself: the many beings are seen without separation, first in the true self and then in Krishna.
Why this verse still matters
You stare at a message before sending it, knowing it will change everything. Clear seeing cuts through the fear of fragments and lets you act from wholeness instead of panic.
“Clarity feels like relief: the world stops looking scattered and starts making sense as one whole.”
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