Chapter 13 · The Field and Its Knower

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 13.7

इच्छा द्वेष: सुखं दु:खं सङ्घातश्चेतना धृति: एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम्

ichchhā dveṣhaḥ sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ saṅghātaśh chetanā dhṛitiḥ etat kṣhetraṁ samāsena sa-vikāram udāhṛitam

Recitation · Text 13.7
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, the aggregate, consciousness, firmness — this is the field described in brief, with its modifications. Even wanting and not wanting are put on the map rather than treated as the one doing the reading.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Even wanting and not wanting are on the map, not the one reading it.