Chapter 13 · Verse 30 · Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 13.30
Sanskrit
प्रकृत्यैव च कर्माणि क्रियमाणानि सर्वशः।यः पश्यति तथाऽऽत्मानमकर्तारं स पश्यति।।13.30।।
Transliteration
prakṛityaiva cha karmāṇi kriyamāṇāni sarvaśhaḥ yaḥ paśhyati tathātmānam akartāraṁ sa paśhyati
Word by Word
This verse unveils the ultimate freedom that lies at the heart of existence: the eternal Self is the witness of all action, untouched by the machinery of material nature. When you realize that prakṛiti—the creative force of the universe—performs all actions through bodies and minds, while your true consciousness stands as the actionless observer, you cross from suffering into peace.
In modern life, this means recognizing that your anxieties about outcomes, your sense of personal responsibility for results, and your ego's need to control—these are all movements of nature, not your true nature.
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Bhagavad Gita 13.30 — BG 13.30
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