Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the FieldKrishna
Verse 3
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 13, श्लोक 3
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत।
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम॥३॥
Transliteration
Kshetrajnam Cha-Api Mam Viddhi Sarva-Kshetreshu Bharata.
Kshetra-Kshetrajnayor-Jnanam Yat-Taj-Jnanam Matam Mama.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
क्षेत्रज्ञम्kshetrajnamthe knower of the field
च अपिcha apiand also
माम्mamMe
विद्धिviddhiknow
सर्वक्षेत्रेषुsarva-kshetreshuin all fields (bodies)
भारतbharataO descendant of Bharata
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोःkshetra-kshetrajnayohof field and knower
ज्ञानम्jnanamknowledge
तत् ज्ञानम्tat jnanamthat is knowledge
मतम् ममmatam mamaMy opinion
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे भारत! सब क्षेत्रों (शरीरों) में क्षेत्रज्ञ मुझे ही जानो। क्षेत्र और क्षेत्रज्ञ का जो ज्ञान है — वही मेरे मत में सच्चा ज्ञान है।
English Translation
Know Me also as the knower of the field in all fields, O Bharata. The knowledge of the field and the knower of the field — that I consider to be true knowledge.
Commentary (टीका)
This is one of the most important verses in the Gita. Krishna declares Himself as the supreme knower present in all bodies, establishing the identity of the individual soul with the Supreme. True knowledge is not mere intellectual understanding but the direct realization of the distinction between matter and spirit.