Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the FieldKrishna
Verse 24
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 13, श्लोक 24
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह।
सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते॥२४॥
Transliteration
Ya Evam Vetti Purusham Prakritim Cha Gunaih Saha.
Sarvatha Vartamano'pi Na Sa Bhuyo'bhijayate.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
यःyahwho
एवम्evamthus
वेत्तिvettiknows
पुरुषम्purushamthe conscious being
प्रकृतिम्prakritimnature
गुणैः सहgunaih sahaalong with the qualities
सर्वथाsarvathain any condition
वर्तमानःvartamanahbeing situated
न भूयःna bhuyahnot again
अभिजायतेabhijayatetakes birth
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जो इस प्रकार पुरुष को और गुणों सहित प्रकृति को जान लेता है, वह सब प्रकार से स्थित होता हुआ भी फिर जन्म नहीं लेता।
English Translation
He who thus knows the Purusha and Prakriti along with its qualities, in whatever condition he may be, is not born again.
Commentary (टीका)
This verse gives the liberating promise — whoever truly understands the distinction between Purusha and Prakriti, and realizes that all qualities belong to Prakriti alone, is freed from the cycle of rebirth regardless of their current situation. This knowledge is not theoretical but experiential, arising from deep meditation and discrimination.