Chapter 13 · Verse 25 of 34
The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग
Meaning
Supreme God Krishna spoke
Yet others, bereft of this knowledge {of the various spiritual paths}, worship God, hearing from others. Such sincere and reverent {Nirvāna-loving} listeners too cross {the ocean of} death-bound existence. (13:25)
Sanskrit
श्रीभगवान् उवाच
अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वान्येभ्य उपासते ।
तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः॥
Word-by-word
अन्ये तु एवम् अजानन्तः श्रुत्वा अन्येभ्यः उपासते,
ते अपि च अति-तरन्ति एव मृत्युम् श्रुति-परायणाः।
Commentary
This suggests that even individuals without formal education can attain spiritual elevation if they wholeheartedly embrace and put into practice the teachings of the Holy Gitā as transmitted to them by authorities on this Sacred Scripture. In doing so, they may transcend the realm of heaven and reach the Divine Abode of God, where there is no return to the cycle of birth and death, and the trials of earthly existence are left behind.