Bhagavad Gita 13.24 (BG 13.24) | Kṣetra-kṣetrajña-vibhāga-yoga: Distinction between object Field and its Knower
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणै: सह।
सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते ॥
English Transliteration
ya evaṃ vetti puruṣaṃ
prakṛtiṃ ca guṇai: saha
sarvathā vartamāno’pi
na sa bhūyo’bhijāyate – 13.24
Translation
Whoever thus knows the Purusha and Prakṛti along with its (Prakṛti’s) attributes, will not court any further birth, no matter how he lives.
BG 13.24: Chanting Audio
Chapter 13: Kṣetra-kṣetrajña-vibhāga-yoga: – Distinction between Object Field and its Knower - Verse 24
Ma Gurupriya
BG 13.24: Commentary by Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
One’s knowledge becomes full when it covers the constantly changeful Prakṛti as well as the ever changeless Purusha. Everything in the world transpires within the ambit of constantly changeful Prakṛti. The only other factor is the singular Purusha, who, abiding in Prakṛti, causes all experiences.
Nevertheless, Purusha himself does not change at all. The term ‘I’ denotes this Purusha. Everything else is ‘mine’, not ‘I’. Whatever is ‘mine’ changes, but the ‘I’ does not.
Krishna says that one who knows both Purusha and Prakṛti, overcomes bondage. Changeful Prakṛti cannot cause any lasting bondage. And Purusha, ever the same, also cannot. On what account does the bondage accrue then?
Actual wisdom is to realize that the ‘I’, which is truly the supreme Purusha, is always free. It only appears to be bound by Prakṛti’s guṇas.
