Bhagavad Gita 13.3 meaningThe field and the knower
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I am the knower in every body. Understanding this is real wisdom.”
What it means
“Know that I am the knower in every field. Understanding the field and its knower — that is real knowledge.”
The original Sanskrit
क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत । क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम ॥
kṣetrajñaṃ cāpi māṃ viddhi sarvakṣetreṣu bhārata kṣetrakṣetrajñayorjñānaṃ yattajjñānaṃ mataṃ mama
Translations
Literal translation
And, O scion of the Bharata dynasty, under-stand Me to be the 'Knower of the field' in all the fields. In My opinion, that is Knowledge which is the knowlege of th field and the knower of the field.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे भारत ! तुम समस्त क्षेत्रों में क्षेत्रज्ञ मुझे ही जानो। क्षेत्र और क्षेत्रज्ञ का जो ज्ञान है, वही (वास्तव में) ज्ञान है , ऐसा मेरा मत है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 13.4“Hear briefly what the field is, what it's like, how it changes and where it comes from — and who the knower is and what power it has.”