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Bhagavad Gita 15.10

The deluded cannot see the soul at work, but those with the eye of knowledge can.

उत्क्रामन्तं स्थितं वापि भुञ्जानं वा गुणान्वितम्।
विमूढा नानुपश्यन्ति पश्यन्ति ज्ञानचक्षुषः॥

utkrāmantaṃ sthitaṃ vāpi bhuñjānaṃ vā guṇānvitam
vimūḍhā nānupaśyanti paśyanti jñānacakṣuṣaḥ

Translation

The deluded do not see it when it departs, when it stays, or when it enjoys, bound up with the gunas. Those with the eye of knowledge do see it.

Hindi

जब यह जीव देह छोड़ता है, ठहरता है या गुणों से युक्त होकर भोगता है, तब मोहग्रस्त लोग इसे नहीं देख पाते। जिनके पास ज्ञान की आँख है, वे देखते हैं।

Commentary

Seeing the soul is not a matter of sharp eyes. The verse contrasts ordinary sight with the "eye of knowledge", the vision that comes from jnana. Such a person sees the same gunas at work in life but also notices the one who stands within them. 15.11 adds who actually manages to see.

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