The Field & Its Knower · 13.20
Material nature: The Field and the Knower
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्॥ १३.२० ॥
prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva viddhy anādī ubhāv api
vikārānśh cha guṇānśh chaiva viddhi prakṛiti-sambhavān
Translation
Know further that Nature and God have no beginning, and that differences in character and quality originate from Nature only.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 13.20 through stronger key ideas from the verse: material nature, individual souls, three modes of nature. 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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