Chapter 13 · Verse 22 · Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 13.22
Sanskrit
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।
Transliteration
puruṣhaḥ prakṛiti-stho hi bhuṅkte prakṛiti-jān guṇān kāraṇaṁ guṇa-saṅgo ’sya sad-asad-yoni-janmasu
In plain words
You're suffering not because of who you are, but because of what you're clinging to—the outcome you're desperate to control, the person you can't let go of, the fear you can't shake. Krishna says: your true self is untouched by all of this. The moment you see that your pain is coming from your grip, not from your worth, something loosens. Freedom starts there.
Word by Word
The eternal Self, though pure and untouched, appears to inhabit the body and becomes entangled in nature's three gunas—sattva, rajas, and tamas. This attachment to the modes of nature is the invisible thread that binds the soul to cycles of high and low births, superior and inferior wombs.
When you recognize that your suffering comes not from who you are, but from what you're clinging to, freedom becomes possible in this very moment.
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Bhagavad Gita 13.22 — BG 13.22
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