The thirteenth chapter is the beginning of the third ṣatkam of Bhagavad Gita. In the first ṣatkam, Lord Krishna highlighted karma yoga, in the second ṣatkam, Krishna highlighted Upasana yoga and in the third ṣatkam Krishna is going highlight jñāna yoga. The first three chapters, that is chapter 13, 14 and 15, are very important […]
Up to the 24th verse of this chapter, Lord Krishna discussed the six topics Arjuna requested. From 25, 26 and 27, the sadhanas were discussed. From the 28th verse onwards, jnana phalāḥṃ is being discussed. The first benefit discussed was complete understanding of the universe. The eye of wisdom sees inherent superficial duality and this […]
Up to the 24th verse, Lord Krishna dealt with all the six topics Arjuna wanted to know. From verse 25 to 27, Lord Krishna talked about the sadhanas required to gain this knowledge, the culmination of this knowledge should be knowledge. Problem of samsara is because of the error with regard to the perception of […]
Krishna points out that this knowledge is a liberating knowledge. A person who knows that body mind complex is prakriti and that I am purusha. Body is prakriti and mind is prakriti; the association of mind and body is birth and dis-association of mind and body is death; they are all happening at the level […]
Lord Krishna has come to the last pair of topics, purusha and prakriti. Purusha and prakriti are two basic principles that existed even before the creation of the world, and this mixture of purusha and prakriti is called God. The common features of purusha and prakriti are both are anädi and both of them can’t […]
With the 19th verse, Lord Krishna has completed four topics out of six topics that Arjuna wanted to know. The four completed topics are: kṣetram, kṣetrajña, jñeyam and jñānam. From the 20th to 24th verse, Lord Krishna deals with Purusha and Prakriti. Purusha is Brahman and Prakriti as Maya. So, this discussion is Brahman and […]
In this chapter, Lord Krishna has come to the topic of jñeyam. This word jñeyam is nothing but param brahma of Upanishad. Param Brahma is the subtlest topic of Upanishad and Bhagavat Gita. Param Brahma is nirgunam so is not available for sensory perception. It is all pervading. It is only one, Ekam. The objects […]
In this 13th chapter, Arjuna asked for clarification of six concepts: Prakriti Purusha, kṣetram, kṣetrajña jñeyam jñānam Krishna now addresses jñeyam or Brahman in verses 13 through 19th. In this context jñeyam means param brahman. Jñeyam, Brahman is the ultimate truth everyone should know. Krishna is revealing Brahman as pure existence. Existence and consciousness are […]
From the 13th verse to 19th verse, Lord Krishna is introducing the fourth topic, jñeyam. The word jñeyam means that it is to be known by everyone, the ultimate truth of the universe. Every human being wants immortality; therefore, everyone should know this truth. This is brahma vidya. Verse 14 It has hands and legs […]
Lord Krishna is dealing with the topic of jñānam from verses 8 to 12. In this context jñānam means all the virtues of mind which are conducive to the attainment of knowledge. In the 11th verse, Lord Krishna emphasizes the importance of Bhakti. Jñānam is only possible with the bhakti. Karma yoga, upasana yoga and […]