The Gita

Chapter 13 · Verse 31 of 34

The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field

क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग

Meaning

Supreme God Krishna spoke

O, Son of Kunti! Because of having no beginning and being beyond Modes of Nature (the three Gunas), that Imperishable God, despite being lodged in the body, neither engages in actions nor gets entangled {in them}. (13:31)

Sanskrit

श्रीभगवान् उवाच

अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्ययः ।

शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते॥

Word-by-word

अनादित्वात्, निर्-गुणत्वात्, परमात्मा अयम् अ-व्ययः,

शरीर-स्थः अपि कौन्तेय, न करोति न लिप्यते।

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