Mahakatha
M 80% OFF

Chapter 13 · Verse 7 · Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 13.7

transformative Self & Identity Jnana & Wisdom Attachment & Letting Go

Sanskrit

इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतनाधृतिः।एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम्।।13.7।।

Transliteration

ichchhā dveṣhaḥ sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ saṅghātaśh chetanā dhṛitiḥ etat kṣhetraṁ samāsena sa-vikāram udāhṛitam

Word by Word

ichchhā desire
dveṣhaḥ aversion
sukham happiness
duḥkham misery
saṅghātaḥ the aggregate
chetanā the consciousness
dhṛitiḥ the will
etat all these
kṣhetram the field of activities
samāsena comprise of
sa-vikāram with modifications
udāhṛitam are said
Simplified Perspective

Krishna unveils the nature of the field itself—desire and aversion, pleasure and pain, the very aggregate of body and mind held together by consciousness and will. These are not your essence, but the costume consciousness wears in this world.

When you stop identifying with this perpetually shifting drama of likes and dislikes, you discover the witnessing Self beyond all modification. In modern life, this means recognizing that your anxieties, cravings, and emotional storms are weather patterns in the field, not who you are—a radical freedom that transforms how you respond to difficulty.

Listen

Bhagavad Gita 13.7 — BG 13.7

0:00
Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

Your Mantra Prescription

This mantra is prescribed for clarity and purpose. Is that what you're going through?

2.2M people trust Mahakatha