The Field & Its Knower · 13.2

Those who discern the truth: The Field and the Knower

श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः॥ १३.२ ॥
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha idaṁ śharīraṁ kaunteya kṣhetram ity abhidhīyate etad yo vetti taṁ prāhuḥ kṣhetra-jña iti tad-vidaḥ
Translation

Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of a person is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 13.2 through stronger key ideas from the verse: those who discern the truth, field of activities, knower of the field. 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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