Chapter 13 · Verse 19 of 34
The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग
Meaning
Supreme God Krishna spoke
Understand that Prakriti (the physical universe in both unmanifest and manifest forms) and Purusha (the soul and God) are both without a beginning. Recognize that the various forms and triadic substances (composed of the three Modes of Nature) that emerge in the process of Creation originate from Prakriti (Nature). (13:19)
Sanskrit
श्रीभगवान् उवाच
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि ।
विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसम्भवान्॥
Word-by-word
प्रकृतिम् पुरुषम् च एव विद्धि अनादी उभौ अपि।
विकारान् च गुणान् च एव विद्धि प्रकृति-सम्भवान् ।।
Commentary
The manifest physical universe has been created and dissolved again and again since time immemorial. Therefore, not only the Unmanifest Nature (Avyakta Prakriti) but also the visible universe (Vyakta Prakriti), in a sense, can be said to be practically without a beginning.