या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुने:
yā niśhā sarva-bhūtānāṁ tasyāṁ jāgarti sanyamī yasyāṁ jāgrati bhūtāni sā niśhā paśhyato muneḥ
Recitation · Text 2.69
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Krishna offers a striking reversal: what is night for all beings is the time of waking for the self-controlled; what is waking for other beings is night for the sage who truly sees. The wise, he implies, are simply oriented toward a different reality than everyone else.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The wise, in this verse, aren't described as superior so much as oriented toward an entirely different reality than everyone else.