Chapter 13 • Verse 30

Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga

The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field

Sanskrit Verse

Prakrityaiva cha karmani kriyamanani sarvashah, yah pashyati tathatmanam akartaram sa pashyati

Translation & Meaning

One who sees that all actions are performed by Prakriti alone, and that the Self is not the doer — that person truly sees. The realization that material nature is the actual agent of all activity liberates consciousness from the burden of doership.

Key Teachings

  • •All actions are performed by Prakriti, not the soul
  • •The Self is a non-doer, a witness of nature's activity
  • •Freedom from doership is key to liberation

Topics

prakritinon-doeractionwitnessliberation
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