13. Distinguishing the Body and Spirit

Kṣhetra Kṣhetrajña Vibhāg Yog

BG 13.12

True wisdom is constantly yearning for knowledge of the self, and pondering the nature of reality. Ignorance is everything to the contrary.

अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्
एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा

  • adhyātma-jñāna-nityatvaṁ — constant spiritual knowledge

    • adhyātma — spiritual

    • jñāna — knowledge

    • nityatvaṁ — constancy

  • tattva-jñānārtha-darśhanam — philosophy of spiritual principles

    • tattva

    • jñānārtha — for spirituality

    • darśhanam — philosophy

  • etaj — all this

  • jñānam — knowledge

  • iti — thus

  • proktam — declared

  • ajñānaṁ — ignorance

  • yad — what

  • ato — to this

  • ’nyathā — contrary

...13.5

The five elements (earth, fire, air, water, and space), personality, intellect, the life force, the ten organs of perception, the mind, and the five senses,

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craving and aversion, happiness and sorrow, the body, sentience, and fortitude - these, together with their modifications, are the "field".

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With humility, unpretentiousness, nonviolence, forgiveness, sincerity, service to the teacher, purity, steadfastness, and self-control

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renunciation of sensual pleasures, absence of pride, recognition of the painful cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death,

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with indifference toward children, spouses, and homes, and with equanimity toward both good fortune and bad,

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constantly devote yourself toward me alone, retreat to solitary places, and remain indifferent toward socializing.

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True wisdom is constantly yearning for knowledge of the self, and pondering the nature of reality. Ignorance is everything to the contrary.

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Similar verses

Chapter 13, Verse 12