prithaktvena tu yaj jnanam nana-bhavan prithag-vidhan vetti sarvesu bhutesu taj jnanam viddhi rajasam
That knowledge by which one perceives separately in all beings the many kinds of distinct existences — know that knowledge to be rajasic. It sees multiplicity and difference as ultimate reality, missing the underlying unity.
- •Rajasic knowledge perceives multiplicity and diversity as the final truth
- •This knowledge sees distinctions between beings as absolute rather than phenomenal
- •Attachment to the appearance of separateness is a characteristic of rajasic understanding