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Chapter 13 · Verse 27 · Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 13.27

contemplative Jnana & Wisdom Self & Identity Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

यावत्सञ्जायते किञ्चित्सत्त्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम्।क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात्तद्विद्धि भरतर्षभ।।13.27।।

Transliteration

yāvat sañjāyate kiñchit sattvaṁ sthāvara-jaṅgamam kṣhetra-kṣhetrajña-sanyogāt tad viddhi bharatarṣhabha

Word by Word

yāvat whatever
sañjāyate manifesting
kiñchit anything
sattvam being
sthāvara unmoving
jaṅgamam moving
kṣhetra field of activities
kṣhetra-jña knower of the field
sanyogāt combination of
tat that
viddhi know
bharata-ṛiṣhabha best of the Bharatas
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the fundamental truth: all existence—from the mightiest mountains to the smallest creatures—arises from the sacred union of Ksetra (the field of material nature) and Ksetrajna (the eternal consciousness dwelling within). This is not philosophical abstraction but the living reality you can recognize in every moment: the inert matter of your body animated by your unchanging awareness.

When you truly understand this distinction, the restless seeking of your mind finds its anchor, and you begin to live from the witness-consciousness rather than from the drama of becoming.

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Bhagavad Gita 13.27 — BG 13.27

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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