Chapter 13 • Verse 21

Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga

The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field

Sanskrit Verse

Karya-karana-kartritva hetu prakriti ucyate, purushah sukha-duhkhanam bhoktritva hetur ucyate

Translation & Meaning

Prakriti is said to be the cause of all material causes and effects, while Purusha is said to be the cause of the experience of pleasure and pain. Matter acts; consciousness experiences — this is the fundamental cosmic dynamic.

Key Teachings

  • •Matter (Prakriti) is the agent of all activity
  • •Consciousness (Purusha) is the experiencer of pleasure and pain
  • •Suffering arises when consciousness over-identifies with matter

Topics

prakritipurushacausationexperiencepleasure and pain
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