In this way, those who know the distinction between the field and the knower of the field with the eye of wisdom, and who know release from the source of nature, attain the supreme.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 13.35
Hindi · हिन्दी
इस प्रकार जो ज्ञानरूपी नेत्रसे क्षेत्र और क्षेत्रज्ञके अन्तरविभाग को तथा कार्यकारणसहित प्रकृतिसे स्वयंको अलग जानते हैं, वे परमात्माको प्राप्त हो जाते हैं ॥
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Hover a word to focus on it.
क्षेत्र-क्षेत्रज्ञयोःof the field and the knower of the fieldएवम्thusअन्तरम्differenceज्ञानचक्षुषाwith the eye of knowledgeभूतप्रकृतिमोक्षम्release from material natureचandयेthose whoविदुःknowयान्तिgoतेtheyपरम्to the supreme
Read literallyof the field and the knower of the field · thus · difference · with the eye of knowledge · release from material nature · and · those who · know · go · they · to the supreme
Understanding the verse
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It shifts attention from identifying with the changing field to recognising the witness that stands apart.
True seeing separates the changing field from the one who knows it. That clear discrimination frees a person from identification with nature and leads to the highest state.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
On Kurukshetra, with Arjuna frozen and Krishna still teaching, the chapter reaches its closing point: the body-mind field, the knower, and release from nature. After comparing the true self to sky and sun, Krishna gives the final key to freedom.
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In your life
Why this verse still matters
You catch yourself saying, "I am a failure," after one brutal conversation. This verse interrupts that collapse: the hurt, the thought, and the one who notices them are not the same.
The takeaway
“You do not have to confuse yourself with what changes. Clear seeing brings relief and direction.”
True seeing separates the changing field from the one who knows it. That clear discrimination frees a person from identification with nature and leads to the highest state.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 13.35?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga" (Field and Knower of the Field).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 13.35?
Verse 35 sits in Chapter 13 of the Bhagavad Gita — Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga, "Field and Knower of the Field". The chapter has 35 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 13.35 matter today?
You catch yourself saying, "I am a failure," after one brutal conversation. This verse interrupts that collapse: the hurt, the thought, and the one who notices them are not the same.
It shifts attention from identifying with the changing field to recognising the witness that stands apart.
What this verse means
True seeing separates the changing field from the one who knows it. That clear discrimination frees a person from identification with nature and leads to the highest state.
Context & commentary
On Kurukshetra, with Arjuna frozen and Krishna still teaching, the chapter reaches its closing point: the body-mind field, the knower, and release from nature. After comparing the true self to sky and sun, Krishna gives the final key to freedom.
Why this verse still matters
You catch yourself saying, "I am a failure," after one brutal conversation. This verse interrupts that collapse: the hurt, the thought, and the one who notices them are not the same.
“You do not have to confuse yourself with what changes. Clear seeing brings relief and direction.”
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