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“Clear recognition of the divine ends confusion and frees action.”
One who knows Me as unborn, beginningless, and the great lord of all worlds is undeluded among mortals and is freed from every wrong deed.
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Knowing Krishna as unborn, beginningless, and the ruler of all worlds removes confusion and frees a person from wrongdoing.
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Vibhuti Yoga" (The Yoga of Divine Glories).
Verse 3 sits in Chapter 10 of the Bhagavad Gita — Vibhuti Yoga, "The Yoga of Divine Glories". The chapter has 42 verses in total.
You are standing at the edge of a choice that could change everything, and the noise in your head is louder than your judgment. Seeing what is higher than fear can steady the whole mind.
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Whoever knows Krishna as unborn and beginningless, he says, stays undeluded among mortals and freed from wrongdoing.
What this verse means
Knowing Krishna as unborn, beginningless, and the ruler of all worlds removes confusion and frees a person from wrongdoing.
Context & commentary
After describing his limitless reach, Krishna says that the person who knows him as unborn, beginningless, and lord of all worlds passes beyond confusion and wrongdoing.
What it looks like today
You are standing at the edge of a choice that could change everything, and the noise in your head is louder than your judgment. Seeing what is higher than fear can steady the whole mind.
“Seeing clearly who Krishna is clears away confusion and the wrongs it leads to.”
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