Bhagavad Gita 13.20 meaningThe field and the knower
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Nature and spirit have always existed.”
What it means
“Know that nature and spirit are both without beginning. All change and all qualities come from nature.”
The original Sanskrit
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि । विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसम्भवान् ॥
prakṛtiṃ puruṣaṃ caiva viddhyanādi ubhāvapi vikārāṃśca guṇāṃścaiva viddhi prakṛtisambhavān
Translations
Literal translation
Know both Nature and also the individual soul to be verily without beginning; know the modifications as also the qualities as born of Nature.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
प्रकृति और पुरुष इन दोनों को ही तुम अनादि जानो। और तुम यह भी जानो कि सभी विकार और गुण प्रकृति से ही उत्पन्न हुए हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
Go deeper
Commentaries
How great teachers across 1,200 years have explained this verse.
Loading commentaries…
Keep reading · 13.21“Nature is the cause of the body and senses acting; the spirit is what experiences pleasure and pain.”