Chapter 13 · Verse 1 · Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 13.1
Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च। एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।
Transliteration
arjuna uvācha prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva kṣhetraṁ kṣhetra-jñam eva cha etad veditum ichchhāmi jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ cha keśhava
In plain words
You are not your circumstances, your mistakes, your body, or even your mind — and right now, that distinction might be the only solid ground beneath your feet. The lesson for you: there is something in you that watches all of this unfold without being touched by it, and learning to recognize that witness-self is how you find freedom even while you're still in pain.
Word by Word
Arjuna's thirteenth question marks a turning point—he moves from the battlefield of action into the deeper inquiry of consciousness itself. He asks Krishna to reveal the distinction between Prakriti (the field of matter and change) and Purusha (the eternal witness-self), and between knowledge itself and what is known.
' In your own life, this moment arrives when you recognize that understanding the difference between your body-mind and your unchanging essence is the foundation of all real freedom.
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Bhagavad Gita 13.1 — BG 13.1
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