Devanagari
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोरेवमन्तरं ज्ञानचक्षुषा ।
भूतप्रकृतिमोक्षं च ये विदुर्यान्ति ते परम् ॥ ३५ ॥
Verse text
kṣetra-kṣetrajṣayor evam
antaraṁ jṣāna-cakṣuṣā
bhūta-prakṛti-mokṣaṁ ca
ye vidur yānti te param
Synonyms
kṣetra
—
of the body
;
kṣetra-jṣayoḥ
—
of the proprietor of the body
;
evam
—
thus
;
antaram
—
the difference
;
jṣāna-cakṣuṣā
—
by the vision of knowledge
;
bhūta
—
of the living entity
;
prakṛti
—
from material nature
;
mokṣam
—
the liberation
;
ca
—
also
;
ye
—
those who
;
viduḥ
—
know
;
yānti
—
approach
;
te
—
they
;
param
—
the Supreme.
Translation
Those who see with eyes of knowledge the difference between the body and the knower of the body, and can also understand the process of liberation from bondage in material nature, attain to the supreme goal.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
35. Those who know the difference between the two knowers of the field as well as their difference from the field, and also the process for liberation from prakṛti for the living entities, attain the supreme goal.
Translation (Baladeva Vidyabhusana)
35. Those who know the difference between the two knowers of the field as well as their difference from the field, and who also know the process for liberation from prakṛti for the living entities, attain the supreme goal.
Purport
The purport of this Thirteenth Chapter is that one should know the distinction between the body, the owner of the body, and the Supersoul. One should recognize the process of liberation, as described in verses 8 through 12. Then one can go on to the supreme destination.
A faithful person should at first have some good association to hear of God and thus gradually become enlightened. If one accepts a spiritual master, one can learn to distinguish between matter and spirit, and that becomes the stepping-stone for further spiritual realization. A spiritual master, by various instructions, teaches his students to get free from the material concept of life. For instance, in Bhagavad-gītā we find Kṛṣṇa instructing Arjuna to free him from materialistic considerations.
One can understand that this body is matter; it can be analyzed with its twenty-four elements. The body is the gross manifestation. And the subtle manifestation is the mind and psychological effects. And the symptoms of life are the interaction of these features. But over and above this, there is the soul, and there is also the Supersoul. The soul and the Supersoul are two. This material world is working by the conjunction of the soul and the twenty-four material elements. One who can see the constitution of the whole material manifestation as this combination of the soul and material elements and can also see the situation of the Supreme Soul becomes eligible for transfer to the spiritual world. These things are meant for contemplation and for realization, and one should have a complete understanding of this chapter with the help of the spiritual master.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta Purports to the Thirteenth Chapter of the Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā in the matter of Nature, the Enjoyer and Consciousness.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The Lord summarizes the contents of the chapter.
Those who know the difference between two knowers of the field (kṣetra-jṣayoḥ), the jīva and Paramātmā, along with the field, and also the method of liberation (mokṣa) from prakṛti for the living entities (bhūta), such as meditation, achieve the supreme goal.
Among the knowers of the field, the jīva, enjoying the qualities of the field, is bound up, but is also liberated by knowledge. This is the meaning of the chapter.
Thus end the commentaries on the thirteen chapter of the Gītā for the pleasure of the devotees’ minds, by the mercy of the ācāryas.
Purport (Baladeva Vidyabhusana)
Concluding the contents of this chapter, the Lord speaks of the results of such knowledge.
Those who know by eyes which see the differences (jṣāna cakṣuṣā)—the difference (antaram) of the jīva and the Lord from the field of prakṛti, by the method discussed by Me, and who know the process for liberation of the living entities from prakṛti (bhūta prakṛti mokṣam), starting with amānitvā, go to My supreme attractive abode called the spiritual sky (param).
Both the jīva and the Lord are situated in the body. The jīva, joined to the qualities of the body, is bound up, but is liberated by understanding the Lord. This is the knowledge of the thirteenth chapter.
Chapter 14
Surrender Unto Me
Srila Prabhupada says in his Purport: "The purport of this Thirteenth Chapter is that one should know the distinction between the body, the owner of the body, and the Supersoul. One should recognize the process of liberation, as described in verses eight through twelve. Then one can go on to the supreme destination.
A faithful person should at first have some good association to hear of God and thus gradually become enlightened. If one accepts a spiritual master, one can learn to distinguish between matter and spirit, and that becomes the steppingstone for further spiritual realization. A spiritual master, by various instructions, teaches his students to get free fro material concept of life. For instance, in Bhagavad‑gita we find Krsna instructing Arjuna to free him from materialistic considerations.
One can understand that this body is matter; it can be analyzed with its twenty‑four elements. The body is the gross manifestation. And the subtle manifestation is the mind and psychological effects. And the symptoms of life are the interaction of these features. But over and above this, there is the soul, and there is also the Supersoul. The soul and the Supersoul are two. This material world is working by the conjunction of the soul and the twenty‑four material elements. One who can see the constitution of the whole material manifestation as this combination of the soul and mat elements and can also see the situation of the Supreme Soul becomes eligible for transfer to the spiritual world. These things are meant for contemplation and for realization, and one should have a complete understanding of this chapter with the help of the spiritual master."
THUS ENDS THE STUDY OF CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
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