The Field & Its Knower · 13.16
All living beings: The Field and the Knower
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्॥ १३.१६ ॥
bahir antaśh cha bhūtānām acharaṁ charam eva cha
sūkṣhmatvāt tad avijñeyaṁ dūra-sthaṁ chāntike cha tat
Translation
It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet ever near.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 13.16 through stronger key ideas from the verse: all living beings, due to subtlety, incomprehensible. 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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