Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 13 of 18
Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga — The Yoga of the Distinction Between the Field and Its Knower
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोगः
Arjuna asks Krishna to explain Nature, the individual self, the field, its knower, and knowledge itself. Krishna answers that the body is the field, and the self that knows it is the knower of the field, present in every body -- Krishna himself. He lists the field's material components (the elements, senses, mind) and then the qualities that make up true knowledge, such as humility, nonviolence, and unwavering devotion. He describes the supreme reality as present everywhere -- hands, feet, eyes, and heads on all sides -- undivided yet appearing divided among beings, the light behind all lights. The chapter closes by explaining that different seekers reach this understanding through meditation, philosophical reasoning, action, or simply faith in what they have heard, and that seeing the self as a non-doer, distinct from Nature's actions, is the key to liberation.
- Verses
- 35
- Speakers
- Arjuna, Krishna
Verse by verse
Arjuna
13.1
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च। एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव॥
prakṛtiṃ puruṣaṃ caiva kṣetraṃ kṣetrajñameva ca, etadveditumicchāmi jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ ca keśava.
हिन्दी अर्थ
अर्जुन बोले -- हे केशव ! मैं प्रकृति और पुरुष, क्षेत्र और क्षेत्रज्ञ तथा ज्ञान और ज्ञेय -- इनको जानना चाहता हूँ।
English
Arjuna asked: My Lord! Who is God and what is Nature; what is Matter and what is the Self; what is that they call Wisdom, and what is it that is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained.
Arjuna asks Krishna to explain: what is Nature (Prakriti), what is the individual self (Purusha), what is the field, what is the knower of the field, and what is knowledge?
Krishna
13.2
इदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते। एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः॥
idaṃ śarīraṃ kaunteya kṣetramityabhidhīyate, etadyo vetti taṃ prāhuḥ kṣetrajña iti tadvidaḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
श्रीभगवान् बोले -- हे कुन्तीपुत्र अर्जुन ! 'यह' -- रूपसे कहे जानेवाले शरीरको 'क्षेत्र' कहते हैं और इस क्षेत्रको जो जानता है, उसको ज्ञानीलोग 'क्षेत्रज्ञ' नामसे कहते हैं।
English
Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of man is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self.
Krishna explains that the body is called the field, and one who knows it is called the knower of the field.
Krishna
13.3
क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत। क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम॥
kṣetrajñaṃ cāpi māṃ viddhi sarvakṣetreṣu bhārata, kṣetrakṣetrajñayorjñānaṃ yattajjñānaṃ mataṃ mama.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे भरतवंशोद्भव अर्जुन ! तू सम्पूर्ण क्षेत्रोंमें क्षेत्रज्ञ मेरेको ही समझ; और क्षेत्र-क्षेत्रज्ञका जो ज्ञान है, वही मेरे मतमें ज्ञान है।
English
I am the Omniscient self that abides in the playground of Matter; knowledge of Matter and of the all-knowing Self is wisdom.
Krishna says he is the knower of the field in every body, and that true knowledge means understanding both the field and its knower.
Krishna
13.4
तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक् च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्। स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे श्रृणु॥
tatkṣetraṃ yacca yādṛk ca yadvikāri yataśca yat, sa ca yo yatprabhāvaśca tatsamāsena me śrṛṇu.
हिन्दी अर्थ
वह क्षेत्र जो है, जैसा है, जिन विकारोंवाला है और जिससे जो पैदा हुआ है; तथा वह क्षेत्रज्ञ भी जो है और जिस प्रभाववाला है, वह सब संक्षेपमें मेरेसे सुन।
English
What is called Matter, of what it is composed, whence it came, and why it changes, what the Self is, and what Its power - this I will now briefly set forth.
Krishna promises to briefly explain what the field is, its nature, its changes, its origin, and the nature and power of the knower.
Krishna
13.5
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्। ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्चितैः॥
ṛṣibhirbahudhā gītaṃ chandobhirvividhaiḥ pṛthak, brahmasūtrapadaiścaiva hetumadbhirviniścitaiḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
(यह क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञका तत्त्व) ऋषियोंके द्वारा बहुत विस्तारसे कहा गया है तथा वेदोंकी ऋचाओं-द्वारा बहुत प्रकारसे कहा गया है और युक्तियुक्त एवं निश्चित किये हुए ब्रह्मसूत्रके पदोंद्वारा भी कहा गया है।
English
Seers have sung of It in various ways, in many hymns and sacred Vedic songs, weighty in thought and convincing in argument.
This truth has been sung by sages in various hymns and clearly established in the aphorisms about Brahman.
Krishna
13.6
महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च। इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः॥
mahābhūtānyahaṅkāro buddhiravyaktameva ca, indriyāṇi daśaikaṃ ca pañca cendriyagocarāḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
मूल प्रकृति, समष्टि बुद्धि (महत्तत्त्व), समष्टि अहंकार, पाँच महाभूत और दस इन्द्रियाँ, एक मन तथा पाँचों इन्द्रियोंके पाँच विषय ( -- यह चौबीस तत्त्वोंवाला क्षेत्र है)।
English
The five great fundamentals (earth, fire, air, water and ether), personality, intellect, the mysterious life force, the ten organs of perception and action, the mind and the five domains of sensation;
The field consists of the five great elements, ego, intellect, the unmanifest, the ten senses and the mind, and the five sense-objects.
Krishna
13.7
इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतनाधृतिः। एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम्॥
icchā dveṣaḥ sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ saṅghātaścetanādhṛtiḥ, etatkṣetraṃ samāsena savikāramudāhṛtam.
हिन्दी अर्थ
इच्छा, द्वेष, सुख, दुःख, संघात, चेतना (प्राणशक्ति) और धृति -- इन विकारोंसहित यह क्षेत्र संक्षेपसे कहा गया है।
English
Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, sympathy, vitality and the persistent clinging to life, these are in brief the constituents of changing Matter.
Desire, hatred, pleasure, pain, the physical aggregate, consciousness, and firmness -- these too belong to the field, described in brief with their transformations.
Krishna
13.8
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्। आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः॥
amānitvamadambhitvamahiṃsā kṣāntirārjavam, ācāryopāsanaṃ śaucaṃ sthairyamātmavinigrahaḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
मानित्व-(अपनेमें श्रेष्ठताके भाव-) का न होना, दम्भित्व-(दिखावटीपन-) का न होना, अहिंसा, क्षमा, सरलता, गुरुकी सेवा, बाहर-भीतरकी शुद्धि, स्थिरता और मनका वशमें होना।
English
Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;
True knowledge includes humility, sincerity, nonviolence, patience, honesty, service to the teacher, purity, steadiness, and self-control.
Krishna
13.9
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च। जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्॥
indriyārtheṣu vairāgyamanahaṅkāra eva ca, janmamṛtyujarāvyādhiduḥkhadoṣānudarśanam.
हिन्दी अर्थ
इन्द्रियोंके विषयोंमें वैराग्यका होना, अहंकारका भी न होना और जन्म, मृत्यु, वृद्धावस्था तथा व्याधियोंमें दुःखरूप दोषोंको बार-बार देखना।
English
Renunciation of the delights of sense, absence of pride, right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, of age and sickness;
Also detachment from sense objects, absence of ego, and clear insight into the suffering of birth, death, old age, and illness.
Krishna
13.10
असक्तिरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु। नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु॥
asaktiranabhiṣvaṅgaḥ putradāragṛhādiṣu, nityaṃ ca samacittatvamiṣṭāniṣṭopapattiṣu.
हिन्दी अर्थ
आसक्तिरहित होना; पुत्र, स्त्री, घर आदिमें एकात्मता (घनिष्ठ सम्बन्ध) न होना और अनुकूलता-प्रतिकूलताकी प्राप्तिमें चित्तका नित्य सम रहना।
English
Indifference, non-attachment to sex, progeny or home, equanimity in good fortune and in bad;
Non-attachment, freedom from clinging to spouse, children, or home, and steady equanimity in both favorable and unfavorable events.
Krishna
13.11
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी। विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि॥
mayi cānanyayogena bhaktiravyabhicāriṇī, viviktadeśasevitvamaratirjanasaṃsadi.
हिन्दी अर्थ
मेरेमें अनन्ययोगके द्वारा अव्यभिचारिणी भक्तिका होना, एकान्त स्थानमें रहनेका स्वभाव होना और जन-समुदायमें प्रीतिका न होना।
English
Unswerving devotion to Me, by concentration on Me and Me alone, a love for solitude, indifference to social life;
Unwavering devotion to Krishna through single-minded discipline, a preference for solitude, and distaste for crowds.
Krishna
13.12
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्। एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा॥
adhyātmajñānanityatvaṃ tattvajñānārthadarśanam, etajjñānamiti proktamajñānaṃ yadatonyathā.
हिन्दी अर्थ
अध्यात्मज्ञानमें नित्य-निरन्तर रहना, तत्त्वज्ञानके अर्थरूप परमात्माको सब जगह देखना -- यह (पूर्वोक्त साधन-समुदाय) तो ज्ञान है; और जो इसके विपरीत है वह अज्ञान है -- ऐसा कहा गया है।
English
Constant yearning for the knowledge of Self, and pondering over the lessons of the great Truth - this is Wisdom, all else ignorance.
Constant focus on self-knowledge and seeing the purpose behind knowledge of truth -- this is called knowledge, and its absence is ignorance.
Krishna
13.13
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते। अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते॥
jñeyaṃ yattatpravakṣyāmi yajjñātvā'mṛtamaśnute, anādimatparaṃ brahma na sattannāsaducyate.
हिन्दी अर्थ
जो ज्ञेय है, उस-(परमात्मतत्त्व-) को मैं अच्छी तरहसे कहूँगा, जिसको जानकर मनुष्य अमरताका अनुभव कर लेता है। वह (ज्ञेय-तत्त्व) अनादि और परम ब्रह्म है। उसको न सत् कहा जा सकता है और न असत् ही कहा जा सकता है।
English
I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it.
Krishna will now describe that which is to be known, knowing which one attains immortality: the beginningless supreme Brahman, said to be neither existent nor non-existent.
Krishna
13.14
सर्वतः पाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम्। सर्वतः श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति॥
sarvataḥ pāṇipādaṃ tatsarvato'kṣiśiromukham, sarvataḥ śrutimalloke sarvamāvṛtya tiṣṭhati.
हिन्दी अर्थ
वे (परमात्मा) सब जगह हाथों और पैरोंवाले, सब जगह नेत्रों, सिरों और मुखोंवाले तथा सब जगह कानोंवाले हैं। वे संसारमें सबको व्याप्त करके स्थित हैं।
English
Everywhere are Its hands and Its feet; everywhere It has eyes that see, heads that think and mouths that speak; everywhere It listens; It dwells in all the worlds; It envelops them all.
That reality has hands and feet everywhere, eyes, heads, and mouths everywhere, and ears everywhere; it pervades and stands in all this world.
Krishna
13.15
सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्। असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च॥
sarvendriyaguṇābhāsaṃ sarvendriyavivarjitam, asaktaṃ sarvabhṛccaiva nirguṇaṃ guṇabhoktṛ ca.
हिन्दी अर्थ
वे (परमात्मा) सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंसे रहित हैं और सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंके विषयोंको प्रकाशित करनेवाले हैं; आसक्तिरहित हैं और सम्पूर्ण संसारका भरण-पोषण करनेवाले हैं; तथा गुणोंसे रहित हैं और सम्पूर्ण गुणोंके भोक्ता हैं।
English
Beyond the senses, It yet shines through every sense perception. Bound to nothing, It yet sustains everything. Unaffected by the Qualities, It still enjoys them all.
Appearing to have the qualities of all the senses, yet devoid of every sense, unattached yet sustaining everything, free of the qualities yet experiencing them.
Krishna
13.16
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च। सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्॥
bahirantaśca bhūtānāmacaraṃ carameva ca, sūkṣmatvāttadavijñeyaṃ dūrasthaṃ cāntike ca tat.
हिन्दी अर्थ
वे परमात्मा सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंके बाहर-भीतर परिपूर्ण हैं और चर-अचर प्राणियोंके रूपमें भी वे ही हैं एवं दूर-से-दूर तथा नजदीक-से-नजदीक भी वे ही हैं। वे अत्यन्त सूक्ष्म होनेसे जाननेका विषय नहीं हैं।
English
It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near.
It exists both outside and inside all beings, moving and unmoving, too subtle to be perceived, both far away and very near.
Krishna
13.17
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्। भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च॥
avibhaktaṃ ca bhūteṣu vibhaktamiva ca sthitam, bhūtabhartṛ ca tajjñeyaṃ grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca.
हिन्दी अर्थ
वे परमात्मा स्वयं विभागरहित होते हुए भी सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंमें विभक्तकी तरह स्थित हैं। वे जाननेयोग्य परमात्मा ही सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंको उत्पन्न करनेवाले, उनका भरण-पोषण करनेवाले और संहार करनेवाले हैं।
English
In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;
Though undivided, it appears divided among beings; it is to be known as the sustainer, destroyer, and creator of all beings.
Krishna
13.18
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते। ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्॥
jyotiṣāmapi tajjyotistamasaḥ paramucyate, jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ jñānagamyaṃ hṛdi sarvasya viṣṭhitam.
हिन्दी अर्थ
वह परमात्मा सम्पूर्ण ज्योतियोंका भी ज्योति और अज्ञानसे अत्यन्त परे कहा गया है। वह ज्ञानस्वरूप, जाननेयोग्य, ज्ञान(साधन-समुदाय) से प्राप्त करनेयोग्य और सबके हृदयमें विराजमान है।
English
It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all.
That is the light of all lights, said to be beyond darkness -- it is knowledge, the object of knowledge, and what is to be attained through knowledge, seated in the hearts of all.
Krishna
13.19
इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः। मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते॥
iti kṣetraṃ tathā jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ coktaṃ samāsataḥ, madbhakta etadvijñāya madbhāvāyopapadyate.
हिन्दी अर्थ
इस प्रकार क्षेत्र, ज्ञान और ज्ञेयको संक्षेपसे कहा गया। मेरा भक्त इसको तत्त्वसे जानकर मेरे भावको प्राप्त हो जाता है।
English
Thus I have told thee in brief what Matter is, and the Self worth realising and what is Wisdom. He who is devoted to Me knows; and assuredly he will enter into Me.
Krishna has thus briefly described the field, knowledge, and the object of knowledge; his devotee, understanding this, becomes fit to attain his state of being.
Krishna
13.20
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि। विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्॥
prakṛtiṃ puruṣaṃ caiva viddhyanādī ubhāvapi, vikārāṃśca guṇāṃścaiva viddhi prakṛtisaṃbhavān.
हिन्दी अर्थ
प्रकृति और पुरुष -- दोनोंको ही तुम अनादि समझो और विकारों तथा गुणोंको भी प्रकृतिसे ही उत्पन्न समझो। कार्य और करणके द्वारा होनेवाली क्रियाओंको उत्पन्न करनेमें प्रकृति हेतु कही जाती है और सुख-दुःखोंके भोक्तापनमें पुरुष हेतु कहा जाता है।
English
Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only.
Krishna says both Nature and the individual self should be known as beginningless; and all transformations and qualities arise from Nature.
Krishna
13.21
कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे हेतुः प्रकृतिरुच्यते। पुरुषः सुखदुःखानां भोक्तृत्वे हेतुरुच्यते॥
kāryakāraṇakartṛtve hetuḥ prakṛtirucyate, puruṣaḥ sukhaduḥkhānāṃ bhoktṛtve heturucyate.
हिन्दी अर्थ
प्रकृति और पुरुष -- दोनोंको ही तुम अनादि समझो और विकारों तथा गुणोंको भी प्रकृतिसे ही उत्पन्न समझो। कार्य और करणके द्वारा होनेवाली क्रियाओंको उत्पन्न करनेमें प्रकृति हेतु कही जाती है और सुखदुःखोंके भोक्तापनमें पुरुष हेतु कहा जाता है।
English
Nature is the Law which generates cause and effect; God is the source of the enjoyment of all pleasure and pain.
Nature is said to be the cause of the body and senses and their actions; the self is said to be the cause of the experience of pleasure and pain.
Krishna
13.22
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्। कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु॥
puruṣaḥ prakṛtistho hi bhuṅkte prakṛtijānguṇān, kāraṇaṃ guṇasaṅgo'sya sadasadyonijanmasu.
हिन्दी अर्थ
प्रकृतिमें स्थित पुरुष ही प्रकृतिजन्य गुणोंका भोक्ता बनता है और गुणोंका सङ्ग ही उसके ऊँच-नीच योनियोंमें जन्म लेनेका कारण बनता है।
English
God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body.
The self, situated in Nature, experiences the qualities born of Nature; attachment to these qualities is the cause of birth in good or evil wombs.
Krishna
13.23
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः। परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः॥
upadraṣṭā'numantā ca bhartā bhoktā maheśvaraḥ, paramātmeti cāpyukto dehe'sminpuruṣaḥ paraḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
यह पुरुष प्रकृति-(शरीर-) के साथ सम्बन्ध रखनेसे 'उपद्रष्टा', उसके साथ मिलकर सम्मति, अनुमति देनेसे 'अनुमन्ता', अपनेको उसका भरणपोषण करनेवाला माननेसे 'भर्ता', उसके सङ्गसे सुखदुःख भोगनेसे 'भोक्ता', और अपनेको उसका स्वामी माननेसे 'महेश्वर' बन जाता है। परन्तु स्वरूपसे यह पुरुष 'परमात्मा' कहा जाता है। यह देहमें रहता हुआ भी देहसे पर (सम्बन्ध-रहित) ही है।
English
Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self.
The supreme self within this body is called the witness, the permitter, the sustainer, the experiencer, the great lord, and also the supreme self.
Krishna
13.24
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह। सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते॥
ya evaṃ vetti puruṣaṃ prakṛtiṃ ca guṇaiḥ saha, sarvathā vartamāno'pi na sa bhūyo'bhijāyate.
हिन्दी अर्थ
इस प्रकार पुरुषको और गुणोंके सहित प्रकृतिको जो मनुष्य अलग-अलग जानता है, वह सब तरहका बर्ताव करता हुआ भी फिर जन्म नहीं लेता।
English
He who understands God and Nature along with her qualities, whatever be his condition in life, he comes not again to earth.
One who thus understands the self and Nature together with its qualities is not born again, regardless of their present manner of living.
Krishna
13.25
ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना। अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे॥
dhyānenātmani paśyanti kecidātmānamātmanā, anye sāṃkhyena yogena karmayogena cāpare.
हिन्दी अर्थ
कई मनुष्य ध्यानयोगके द्वारा, कई सांख्ययोगके द्वारा और कई कर्मयोगके द्वारा अपने-आपसे अपने-आपमें परमात्मतत्त्वका अनुभव करते हैं।
English
Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action.
Some perceive the self within by meditation through the mind, others through the path of knowledge, and others through the path of action.
Krishna
13.26
अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वाऽन्येभ्य उपासते। तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः॥
anye tvevamajānantaḥ śrutvā'nyebhya upāsate, te'pi cātitarantyeva mṛtyuṃ śrutiparāyaṇāḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
दूसरे मनुष्य इस प्रकार (ध्यानयोग, सांख्ययोग, कर्मयोग, आदि साधनोंको) नहीं जानते, केवल (जीवन्मुक्त महापुरुषोंसे) सुनकर उपासना करते हैं, ऐसे वे सुननेके परायण मनुष्य भी मृत्युको तर जाते हैं।
English
Others again, having no direct knowledge but only hearing from others, nevertheless worship, and they, too, if true to the teachings, cross the sea of death.
Others, not knowing this directly, worship having heard it from others; even they, devoted to what they have heard, cross beyond death.
Krishna
13.27
यावत्सञ्जायते किञ्चित्सत्त्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम्। क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात्तद्विद्धि भरतर्षभ॥
yāvatsañjāyate kiñcitsattvaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam, kṣetrakṣetrajñasaṃyogāttadviddhi bharatarṣabha.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे भरतवंशियोंमें श्रेष्ठ अर्जुन ! स्थावर और जंगम जितने भी प्राणी पैदा होते हैं, उनको तुम क्षेत्र और क्षेत्रज्ञके संयोगसे उत्पन्न हुए समझो।
English
Wherever life is seen in things movable or immovable, it is the joint product of Matter and Spirit.
Whatever being is born, whether moving or unmoving, know that it comes from the union of the field and its knower.
Krishna
13.28
समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम्। विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति॥
samaṃ sarveṣu bhūteṣu tiṣṭhantaṃ parameśvaram, vinaśyatsvavinaśyantaṃ yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati.
हिन्दी अर्थ
जो नष्ट होते हुए सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंमें परमात्माको नाशरहित और समरूपसे स्थित देखता है, वही वास्तवमें सही देखता है।
English
He who can see the Supreme Lord in all beings, the Imperishable amidst the perishable, he it is who really sees.
One who sees the same supreme Lord existing equally in all beings, not perishing even as they perish, truly sees.
Krishna
13.29
समं पश्यन्हि सर्वत्र समवस्थितमीश्वरम्। न हिनस्त्यात्मनाऽऽत्मानं ततो याति परां गतिम्॥
samaṃ paśyanhi sarvatra samavasthitamīśvaram, na hinastyātmanā''tmānaṃ tato yāti parāṃ gatim.
हिन्दी अर्थ
क्योंकि सब जगह समरूपसे स्थित ईश्वरको समरूपसे देखनेवाला मनुष्य अपने-आपसे अपनी हिंसा नहीं करता, इसलिये वह परमगतिको प्राप्त हो जाता है।
English
Beholding the Lord in all things equally, his actions do not mar his spiritual life but lead him to the height of Bliss.
Seeing the same Lord present equally everywhere, one does not harm the self by the self, and thereby reaches the highest goal.
Krishna
13.30
प्रकृत्यैव च कर्माणि क्रियमाणानि सर्वशः। यः पश्यति तथाऽऽत्मानमकर्तारं स पश्यति॥
prakṛtyaiva ca karmāṇi kriyamāṇāni sarvaśaḥ, yaḥ paśyati tathā''tmānamakartāraṃ sa paśyati.
हिन्दी अर्थ
जो सम्पूर्ण क्रियाओंको सब प्रकारसे प्रकृतिके द्वारा ही की जाती हुई देखता है और अपने-आपको अकर्ता देखता (अनुभव करता) है, वही यथार्थ देखता है।
English
He who understands that it is only the Law of Nature that brings action to fruition, and that the Self never acts, alone knows the Truth.
One who sees that all actions are performed only by Nature, and that the self is truly the non-doer, truly sees.
Krishna
13.31
यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति। तत एव च विस्तारं ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा॥
yadā bhūtapṛthagbhāvamekasthamanupaśyati, tata eva ca vistāraṃ brahma sampadyate tadā.
हिन्दी अर्थ
जिस कालमें साधक प्राणियोंके अलग-अलग भावोंको एक प्रकृतिमें ही स्थित देखता है और उस प्रकृतिसे ही उन सबका विस्तार देखता है, उस कालमें वह ब्रह्मको प्राप्त हो जाता है।
English
He who sees the diverse forms of life all rooted in One, and growing forth from Him, he shall indeed find the Absolute.
When one perceives the diverse existence of beings as resting in the One, and their expansion as arising from that very One, one attains Brahman.
Krishna
13.32
अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्ययः। शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते॥
anāditvānnirguṇatvātparamātmāyamavyayaḥ, śarīrastho'pi kaunteya na karoti na lipyate.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे कुन्तीनन्दन ! यह पुरुष स्वयं अनादि और गुणोंसे रहित होनेसे अविनाशी परमात्मस्वरूप ही है। यह शरीरमें रहता हुआ भी न करता है और न लिप्त होता है।
English
The Supreme Spirit, O Prince, is without beginning, without Qualities and Imperishable, and though it be within the body, yet It does not act, nor is It affected by action.
This imperishable supreme self, being beginningless and without qualities, does not act and is not tainted, even though situated in the body.
Krishna
13.33
यथा सर्वगतं सौक्ष्म्यादाकाशं नोपलिप्यते। सर्वत्रावस्थितो देहे तथाऽऽत्मा नोपलिप्यते॥
yathā sarvagataṃ saukṣmyādākāśaṃ nopalipyate, sarvatrāvasthito dehe tathā''tmā nopalipyate.
हिन्दी अर्थ
जैसे सब जगह व्याप्त आकाश अत्यन्त सूक्ष्म होनेसे कहीं भी लिप्त नहीं होता, ऐसे ही सब जगह परिपूर्ण आत्मा किसी भी देहमें लिप्त नहीं होता।
English
As space, though present everywhere, remains by reason of its subtlety unaffected, so the Self, though present in all forms, retains its purity unalloyed.
Just as the all-pervading space remains unattached due to its subtlety, the self, though present everywhere in the body, remains unattached.
Krishna
13.34
यथा प्रकाशयत्येकः कृत्स्नं लोकमिमं रविः। क्षेत्रं क्षेत्री तथा कृत्स्नं प्रकाशयति भारत॥
yathā prakāśayatyekaḥ kṛtsnaṃ lokamimaṃ raviḥ, kṣetraṃ kṣetrī tathā kṛtsnaṃ prakāśayati bhārata.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे भरतवंशोद्भव अर्जुन ! जैसे एक ही सूर्य सम्पूर्ण संसारको प्रकाशित करता है, ऐसे ही क्षेत्री (क्षेत्रज्ञ, आत्मा) सम्पूर्ण क्षेत्रको प्रकाशित करता है।
English
As the one Sun illuminates the whole earth, so the Lord illumines the whole universe.
As the single sun illuminates this entire world, so does the knower of the field illuminate the entire field.
Krishna
13.35
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोरेवमन्तरं ज्ञानचक्षुषा। भूतप्रकृतिमोक्षं च ये विदुर्यान्ति ते परम्॥
kṣetrakṣetrajñayorevamantaraṃ jñānacakṣuṣā, bhūtaprakṛtimokṣaṃ ca ye viduryānti te param.
हिन्दी अर्थ
इस प्रकार जो ज्ञानरूपी नेत्रसे क्षेत्र और क्षेत्रज्ञके अन्तर-(विभाग-) को तथा कार्य-कारणसहित प्रकृतिसे स्वयंको अलग जानते हैं, वे परमात्माको प्राप्त हो जाते हैं।
English
Those who with the eyes of wisdom thus see the difference between Matter and Spirit, and know how to liberate Life from the Law of Nature, they attain the Supreme.
Those who, with the eye of knowledge, understand the distinction between the field and the knower of the field, and the liberation of beings from Nature, attain the Supreme.