The Field & Its Knower · 13.30
Actions: The Field and the Knower
प्रकृत्यैव च कर्माणि क्रियमाणानि सर्वशः।यः पश्यति तथाऽऽत्मानमकर्तारं स पश्यति॥ १३.३० ॥
prakṛityaiva cha karmāṇi kriyamāṇāni sarvaśhaḥ
yaḥ paśhyati tathātmānam akartāraṁ sa paśhyati
Translation
He who understands that it is only the Law of Nature that brings action to fruition, and that the Self never acts, alone knows the Truth.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 13.30 through stronger key ideas from the verse: actions, actionless, by material 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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