Chapter 13 · Verse 2 of 34
The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग
Meaning
Supreme God Krishna spoke
O, the Descendant of King Bharata! Know that inside all these Fields (i.e., all the bodies), I am seated as their soul (Kshetrajna or Knower of the Field). The Knowledge of the Truth of the Kshetra and the Kshetrajna—the body and the soul—is the ultimate Knowledge, in my view. (13:2)
Sanskrit
श्रीभगवान् उवाच
क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत ।
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम॥
Word-by-word
क्षेत्रज्ञम् च अपि माम् विद्धि सर्व क्षेत्रेषु भारत;
क्षेत्र-क्षेत्रज्ञयोः ज्ञानम् यत्, तत् ज्ञानम् मतम् मम।।
Commentary
That is to say, do not mistake yourself for your physical body. You are not the body; you are the soul residing within the body. The body is a product of Nature (Prakriti), whereas you, as a soul, are a fragment of God.