Viveka

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2

Action bound to fruit is spiritual poverty—take refuge in the wisdom that liberates action from the bondage of outcomes, and discover the immense freedom of doing without grasping.

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2

The wise, armed with discerning wisdom, release the fruits that actions produce and break free from birth's revolving door—they arrive at a state untouched by sorrow, the final home of the liberated soul.

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2

Neither exulting in good fortune nor despising misfortune, remaining without clinging everywhere—in such a one, wisdom is truly established.

Mahabharata, Adi Parva; Udyoga Parva

Viduras wife Vidurani became famous when Krishna visited Hastinapura and chose to stay at their humble home rather than Duryodhanas palace. Overwhelmed by devotion, Vidurani mistakenly offered Krishna banana peels instead of fruit, which Krishna lovingly accepted, valuing her devotion over material perfection.

Amar Chitra Katha

Born into a low caste as a cobblers son, Ravidas faced discrimination but spread messages of equality and social justice. He attained union with God while continuing his worldly duties, never living on alms.

Ashtavakra & Janaka

While the fool seeks happiness externally and the wise one rests in the Self, ultimately even this distinction dissolves—both fool and wise are expressions of the one Self playing its eternal game.

Uddhava & Krishna

True wisdom manifests as effortless freedom—the Avadhuta shows that one who knows the Self needs nothing, fears nothing, and becomes a blessing to all without seeking recognition.