The thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, called 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 (Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga 𑌯𑍋𑌗), opens on the battlefield of 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰, where the fate of the 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌾𑌃 and 𑌕𑍌𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌃 hangs in the balance. In the midst of this tension, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 and 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 continue their profound dialogue. The chaos of war is the backdrop, but the real battle is within: a struggle to understand the true nature of the self, the body, and consciousness.
In the previous chapters, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 has guided 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 through the paths of action (𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮-𑌯𑍋𑌗), knowledge (𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨-𑌯𑍋𑌗), and devotion (𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿-𑌯𑍋𑌗). Chapter 12, in particular, explored the qualities of a true devotee and the power of loving surrender. Now, the Gita shifts gears. Instead of focusing on how to act or whom to love, this chapter asks: Who is the one acting?
As the Gita moves forward, Chapter 14 will build on these insights, diving into the three 𑌗𑍁𑌣s (qualities) that shape our minds and actions. But first, Chapter 13 lays the foundation: to know yourself, you must first understand what you are not. In the heart of 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰, with the world in turmoil, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 offers 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 a vision of inner clarity that can withstand any storm.
𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃
𑌅𑌥 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍋𑌦𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Salutations to the Supreme Self. Now begins the thirteenth chapter, titled 'The Yoga of Distinguishing the Field and the Knower of the Field.'
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌃 ॥ 1 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: O Arjuna, this body is called the field. One who understands this field is known by those who truly know as the knower of the field.
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌮 ॥ 2 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Know, Arjuna, that I am the knower of the field in all bodies. The understanding of the difference between the field and its knower is what I consider true knowledge.
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌕𑍍𑌚 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌯𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌯𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌸 𑌚 𑌯𑍋 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑍇 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁 ॥ 3 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Now hear from me, in brief, about the field, what it is, its nature, its transformations, its origin, and also who the knower of the field is and what powers they possess.
𑌋𑌷𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌛𑌂𑌦𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍 ।
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃 ॥ 4 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The nature of the field has been explained in many ways by sages, described in various Vedic hymns, and clearly reasoned out in the logical statements of the Brahma Sutras.
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍋 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌦𑌶𑍈𑌕𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑌂𑌚 𑌚𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌗𑍋𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌃 ॥ 5 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The great elements, ego, intellect, and the unmanifest; the ten senses and the mind, and the five objects of the senses-these together make up the field, as described.
𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌘𑌾𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌨𑌾 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌹𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥ 6 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, the aggregate of the body, awareness, and perseverance-these, along with their various modifications, are briefly described as the field.
𑌅𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌦𑌂𑌭𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌵𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌂 𑌶𑍌𑌚𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌃 ॥ ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Desire, aversion, happiness, sorrow, the combination of body and senses, awareness, and perseverance-these are considered the modifications of the field, which have been described in summary.
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌨𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌏𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮-𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁-𑌜𑌰𑌾-𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿-𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Detachment from sense pleasures, absence of ego, and also the habit of repeatedly reflecting on the inherent pain and faults found in birth, death, old age, and disease.
𑌅𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌨𑌭𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌗𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍁 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑌮𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌵-𑌮𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍋𑌪𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍁 ॥ ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Freedom from attachment and possessiveness toward children, spouse, home, and similar things; maintaining steady equanimity in the face of both favorable and unfavorable situations-these are qualities to be cultivated.
𑌮𑌯𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵-𑌮𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌦𑌿 ॥ 10 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Unwavering devotion to Me through undivided discipline, a preference for quiet and solitary places, and a lack of attraction to crowds or social gatherings.
𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌏𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾 ॥ 11 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Steadfastness in self-knowledge and a clear vision of the true purpose of understanding reality-these are declared to be knowledge. Anything contrary to this is considered ignorance.
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌨 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌦𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 12 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Now I will explain what is to be known, by knowing which one attains immortality. It is the beginningless, supreme Brahman, which is neither called existence nor non-existence.
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿 ॥ 13 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That Supreme Reality has hands and feet everywhere, eyes, heads, and faces in all directions, and ears throughout the world. It exists, enveloping everything.
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍃𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍃 𑌚 ॥ 14 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That reality appears as the abilities of all senses, yet is itself free from any senses. It remains unattached, sustains everything, is beyond all qualities, and yet experiences the play of qualities.
𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌚𑌰𑌂 𑌚𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌚 𑌤𑌤𑍍 ॥ 15 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That reality exists both outside and inside all beings. It is both unmoving and moving. Because it is extremely subtle, it is not easily understood. It is both far away and yet very close.
𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌚 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌿𑌵 𑌚 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍃 𑌚 𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁 𑌚 ॥ 16 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That which is to be known appears undivided in all beings, yet seems divided among them. It is established as the sustainer of all, and is both the absorber and the originator of all living things.
𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥ 1 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That which is the light of all lights and is said to be beyond darkness, is also known as knowledge, the object of knowledge, and that which is reached by knowledge. It dwells in the heart of every being.
𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌚𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 1 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thus, the field, knowledge, and the knowable have been concisely explained. Whoever truly understands this, being devoted to me, reaches my own state of being.
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿 𑌉𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌪𑌿 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥ 1 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Know that both material nature and the conscious self are without beginning. Also understand that all modifications and qualities are born from material nature.
𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 20 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Nature is described as the source behind action and the means to act, while the self is considered the cause for experiencing pleasure and pain.
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍋 𑌹𑌿 𑌭𑍁𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌦𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍁 ॥ 21 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The individual soul, residing in material nature, experiences the qualities that arise from it. Attachment to these qualities becomes the cause for its birth in higher or lower forms of life.
𑌉𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌾 𑌚 𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌃 ॥ 22 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Within this body, the supreme person is described as the witness, the one who gives permission, the supporter, the experiencer, the great Lord, and the supreme Self. He is called the transcendent spirit present in this body.
𑌯 𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌚 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌹 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌥𑌾 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌨 𑌸 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 23 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever truly understands both the Self and material nature, along with its qualities, is not born again, no matter how they live or act in this world.
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍇𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾 ।
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌰𑍇 ॥ 24 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Some people realize the self within themselves through meditation. Others come to this understanding by means of philosophical analysis, while still others reach it through the path of disciplined action.
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌵𑌮𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌾𑌃 ॥ 25 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Others, even without direct knowledge, approach the truth by listening to teachings from others and following what they have heard. These individuals, deeply devoted to scriptural guidance, also cross beyond the cycle of death and rebirth.
𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌵𑌰𑌜𑌂𑌗𑌮𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌸𑌂𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌭𑌰𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌭 ॥ 26 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna, know that every being, whether moving or unmoving, comes into existence through the union of the field and the knower of the field.
𑌸𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌸 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 2 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever perceives the Supreme Lord as equally present in all living beings, both in those that are subject to decay and in the imperishable, truly sees reality.
𑌸𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌮𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌨 𑌹𑌿𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥ 2 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever truly sees the Supreme Lord present equally in all beings, and recognizes this divine presence everywhere, does not harm themselves by their own actions. Such a person attains the highest spiritual goal.
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌵 𑌚 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌸 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 2 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever understands that all actions are carried out entirely by material nature, and sees the self as not the true agent, that person truly perceives reality.
𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌗𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵-𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌤𑌤 𑌏𑌵 𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌦𑌾 ॥ 30 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When a person perceives that the many forms of living beings are all rooted in one underlying reality, and that their diversity arises from that same source, then they truly realize the vastness of Brahman.
𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾-𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 31 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, because the Supreme Self is beginningless and beyond material qualities, even though present within the body, this imperishable Self neither acts nor is affected by actions.
𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌗𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍌𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 32 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Just as space, being extremely subtle and present everywhere, is never tainted by anything it contains, so too the Self, though residing in every body, remains untouched and unaffected by the actions or qualities of the body.
𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌕𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑌿𑌮𑌂 𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ॥ 33 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Just as the single sun lights up this entire world, in the same way, the Self, the knower of the body, illuminates the whole field of the body, O Arjuna.
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑍋-𑌰𑍇𑌵𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌷𑌾 ।
𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌚 𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 34 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who, with the eye of wisdom, recognize the distinction between the field and the knower of the field, and understand the process of liberation from material nature, reach the supreme goal.
𑌓𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍂𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍋𑌦𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃 ॥13 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thus ends the thirteenth chapter, called 'The Yoga of the Distinction between the Field and the Knower of the Field', in the revered Bhagavad Gita, which teaches the knowledge of Brahman and the discipline of yoga, presented as a dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna.
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