Bhagavad Gita 13.4 meaningThe field and the knower
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Let me explain the body and the knower.”
What it means
“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.”
The original Sanskrit
तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक्च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत् । स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे शृणु ॥
tatkṣetraṃ yacca yādṛkca yadvikāri yataśca yat sa ca yo yatprabhāvaśca tatsamāsena me śṛṇu
Translations
Literal translation
Hear from Me in brief about (all) that as to what that field is and how it is; what its changes are, and from what cause arises what effect; and who He is, and what His powers are.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इसलिये, वह क्षेत्र जो है और जैसा है तथा जिन विकारों वाला है, और जिस (कारण) से जो (कार्य) हुआ है तथा व ह (क्षेत्रज्ञ) भी जो है और जिस प्रभाव वाला है, वह संक्षेप में मुझसे सुनो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 13.5“Sages have described this in many ways, in many sacred texts, and in clear, reasoned teachings about the ultimate reality.”