Chapter 13 · Verse 23 of 34
The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग
Meaning
Supreme God Krishna spoke
The person who comprehends Purusha (a portion of God in the form of the soul) and Prakriti (Nature) with its three Modes is not born again, even if they have diligently fulfilled all their worldly duties. (13:23)
Sanskrit
श्रीभगवान् उवाच
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह ।
सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते॥
Word-by-word
यः एवम् वेत्ति पुरुषम् प्रकृतिम् च गुणैः सह,
सर्वथा वर्त-मानः अपि न सः भूयः अभि-जायते।