Chapter 13 · The Field and Its Knower

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 13.1

अर्जुन उवाच प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव * 1

arjuna uvācha prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva kṣhetraṁ kṣhetra-jñam eva cha etad veditum ichchhāmi jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ cha keśhava

Recitation · Text 13.1
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (16 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Arjuna asks to be told about nature and the person, the field and the knower of the field, knowledge and what is to be known. Six terms in one question — he is asking for the vocabulary itself, not for advice.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:He is asking for the vocabulary itself, not for advice.