Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 13
The Yoga of the Field and the Knower
35 verses · Krishna explains the distinction between the body (the field) and the soul (the knower of the field), and the qualities that lead to liberation.
Chapter 13
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग
Kṣhetra Kṣhetrajña Vibhāga Yoga
13.1
Arjuna said: O Keshava, I wish to know about prakriti (material nature) and purusha (the…
13.2
The Supreme Lord said: O son of Kunti, this body is called the field, and one who knows…
13.3
Know me also as the Knower of the Field in all fields, O Bharata
13.4
Hear from me briefly what that field is, what its nature is, what its modifications are,…
13.5
This has been sung by the sages in many ways, in various Vedic hymns distinctly, and in…
13.6
The five great elements, the ego, the intellect, the unmanifest prakriti, the eleven…
13.7
Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, the body aggregate, consciousness, and will — thus the…
13.8
Humility, unpretentiousness, non-violence, patience, simplicity, service to the teacher,…
13.9
Dispassion toward sense objects, absence of ego, and constant contemplation of the…
13.10
Non-attachment and absence of excessive affection for son, wife, home, and the like;…
13.11
Unwavering devotion to me through exclusive yoga, preference for solitary places, and…
13.12
Constancy in spiritual knowledge, and vision of the purpose of knowledge of truth — all…
13.13
I shall now describe that which is to be known, knowing which one attains immortality:…
13.14
With hands and feet everywhere, with eyes, heads, and faces everywhere, with ears…
13.15
It appears to have the qualities of all the senses, yet is devoid of all senses
13.16
It exists outside and inside all beings, the unmoving and also the moving
13.17
Though undivided, it appears to be divided among beings
13.18
It is the light of all lights, said to be beyond darkness
13.19
Thus the field, knowledge, and the object of knowledge have been briefly described
13.20
Know that both prakriti (material nature) and purusha (the conscious being) are…
13.21
Prakriti is said to be the cause in the creation of effects and instruments, while…
13.22
The purusha, seated in prakriti, experiences the gunas born of prakriti
13.23
The Supreme Being in this body is also called the Witness, the Permitter, the Supporter,…
13.24
One who thus knows the purusha and prakriti along with the gunas — in whatever condition…
13.25
Some perceive the Self in the self through meditation, others through the yoga of…
13.26
Yet others, not knowing these paths, worship by hearing from others
13.27
Whatever being is born, whether moving or unmoving, know that it comes from the union of…
13.28
One who sees the Supreme Lord dwelling equally in all beings, the imperishable within the…
13.29
One who sees God equally present everywhere does not degrade the self by the self, and…
13.30
One who sees that all actions are performed entirely by prakriti (material nature) and…
13.31
When one perceives the diverse existence of beings as rooted in one source, and sees…
13.32
Being beginningless and without material qualities, the imperishable Supreme Self, though…
13.33
As the all-pervading space, being subtle, is not tainted by anything, so the Self seated…
13.34
Just as one sun illuminates this entire world, so the knower of the field illuminates the…
13.35
Those who thus perceive, with the eye of knowledge, the difference between the field and…