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Yo Mam Evam Asammoodhah

Gita 15.19 Bhagavad Gita
📖 Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 15 — Purushottama Yoga
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम् ।
स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत ॥
Yo mam evam asammoodho janati purushottamam,
Sa sarvavid bhajati mam sarvabhavena Bharata.
यः माम् एवम्
one who, in this way, me
असम्मूढः
free from delusion
जानाति
knows
पुरुषोत्तमम्
as the Supreme Being
सः सर्वविद्
that person is all-knowing
भजति माम्
devotes to me
सर्वभावेन
with the whole of their being
भारत
O descendant of Bharata (Arjuna)

What happens when someone truly grasps the teaching of this chapter — kshara, akshara, and Purushottama — without confusion? Krishna says that person becomes 'sarvavid,' an all-knower. Not someone who has memorized every fact in the world, but someone who has understood the deepest reality behind everything.

And when that understanding is real, devotion follows naturally. The person worships Krishna with their entire being — 'sarvabhavena.' Like a child who runs to its mother and forgets everything else — no holding back, no second thoughts — that is the quality of this devotion.

Knowledge and bhakti are not separate paths here. They converge. The one who truly knows is also the one who truly loves. Understanding the supreme reality does not create distance — it creates closeness.

Shloka 15.19 serves as the practical conclusion of the chapter's teaching. Shloka 15.20 will be the formal closing declaration. Here, the fruit of knowledge is stated: all-knowingness and whole-hearted devotion. Tradition regards this shloka as a statement on the unity of jnana (knowledge) and bhakti (devotion). The word 'sarvavid' does not refer to worldly omniscience but to complete understanding of the nature of reality.

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