Bhagavad Gita 13.12 meaningThe field and the knower
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Always remembering the truth. That is wisdom.”
What it means
— constant awareness of the self and keeping your eyes on the goal of truth. That is wisdom. Everything opposed to it is ignorance.”
The original Sanskrit
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम् । एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोऽन्यथा ॥
adhyātmajñānanityatvaṃ tattvajñānārthadarśanam etajjñānamiti proktamajñānaṃ yadato.anyathā
Translations
Literal translation
Steadfastness in the knowledge of the Self, contemplation on the Goal of the knowledge of Reality-this is spoken of as Knowledge. Ignorance is that which is other than this.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अध्यात्मज्ञान में नित्यत्व अर्थात् स्थिरता तथा तत्त्वज्ञान के अर्थ रूप परमात्मा का दर ्शन, यह सब तो ज्ञान कहा गया है, और जो इससे विपरीत है, वह अज्ञान है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 13.13“Now I'll describe what is worth knowing, which leads to immortality: the ultimate reality, without beginning, which is neither ‘being’ nor ‘non-being’ in any ordinary sense.”