Bhagavad Gita 13.27 meaningThe field and the knower
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Everything is made of body and spirit together.”
What it means
“Whatever comes into being, moving or still, comes from the union of the field and its knower.”
The original Sanskrit
यावत्सञ्जायते किञ्चित्सत्त्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम् । क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात्तद्विद्धि भरतर्षभ ॥
yāvatsañjāyate kiñcitsattvaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam kṣetrakṣetrajñasaṃyogāttadviddhi bharatarṣabha
Translations
Literal translation
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, whatever object, moving or non-moving, comes into being, know that to be from the association of the field and the Knower of the field!
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे भरत श्रेष्ठ ! यावन्मात्र जो कुछ भी स्थावर जंगम (चराचर) वस्तु उत्पन्न होती है, उस सबको तुम क्षेत्र और क्षेत्रज्ञ के संयोग से उत्पन्न हुई जानो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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