Bhagavad Gita 13.2 meaningThe field and the knower
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Your body is like a field. The awareness that knows it is the knower.”
What it means
Krishna says: “This body is called the field. The one who knows it — the awareness that experiences it — is called the knower of the field.”
The original Sanskrit
श्रीभगवानुवाच । इदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते । एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca idaṃ śarīraṃ kaunteya kṣetramityabhidhīyate etadyo vetti taṃ prāhuḥ kṣetrajña iti tadvidaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
The Blessed Lord said: O son of Kunti, this body is referred to as the 'field'. Those who are versed in this call him who is conscious of it as the 'knower of the field'.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- हे कौन्तेय ! यह शरीर क्षेत्र क हा जाता है और इसको जो जानता है, उसे तत्त्वज्ञ जन, क्षेत्रज्ञ कहते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 13.3“Know that I am the knower in every field. Understanding the field and its knower — that is real knowledge.”