The Field & Its Knower · 13.1
Material nature: The Field and the Knower
अर्जुन उवाच
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।
एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव॥ १३.१ ॥
arjuna uvācha
prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva kṣhetraṁ kṣhetra-jñam eva cha
etad veditum ichchhāmi jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ cha keśhava
Translation
Arjuna asked, "My Lord, who is God, what is Nature, what is Matter, and what is the Self? What is Wisdom, and what is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained."
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 13.1 through stronger key ideas from the verse: material nature, goal of knowledge, knowledge. In the context of The Field and the Knower, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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