Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 13.1

Sanskrit

अर्जुन उवाच प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च। एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।

arjuna uvācha prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva kṣhetraṁ kṣhetra-jñam eva cha etad veditum ichchhāmi jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ cha keśhava

Meaning

Focus on understanding yourself, your environment, and your role before acting. Self-knowledge precedes effective leadership and wise decision-making.

Translation

Arjuna asked, "My Lord, who is God, what is Nature, what is Matter, and what is the Self? What is Wisdom, and what is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained."

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: