Chapter 13

Shloka 13.15 “Shining by the functions of all senses, yet without senses; unattached, yet supporting all; devoid of gunas, yet their enjoyer.” Key Teaching: Brahman transcends senses and gunas while supporting all. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna describes Brahman as shining through all senses yet without senses, unattached yet supporting all, […]

Shloka 13.14 “With hands and feet everywhere, eyes, heads, mouths everywhere, ears everywhere, it exists enveloping all.” Key Teaching: Brahman pervades all with infinite attributes. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. Description: Krishna describes Brahman as having hands, feet, eyes, heads, mouths, and ears everywhere, enveloping all. This verse, continuing 13.13, addresses

Shloka 13.13 “I will declare the knowable, knowing which one attains immortality: the supreme Brahman, beginningless, neither being nor nonbeing.” Key Teaching: Knowing the supreme Brahman grants immortality. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna introduces the knowable as the supreme Brahman, beginningless, beyond being and nonbeing, knowing which one attains immortality. This

Shloka 13.12 “Constant pursuit of the knowledge of truth, inquiry into the knowable—this is declared as knowledge; what is opposed is ignorance.” Key Teaching: Knowledge is pursuing truth; its opposite is ignorance. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna defines knowledge as the constant pursuit of truth and inquiry into the knowable, declaring

Shloka 13.11 “Unswerving devotion to Me with singleminded yoga, resorting to solitary places, distaste for crowds.” Key Teaching: Knowledge includes devotion to Krishna and solitude. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. Description: Krishna continues defining knowledge: unswerving devotion to Him through singleminded yoga, resorting to solitary places, and distaste for crowds. This

Shloka 13.10 “Nonattachment, nonidentification with son, wife, or home, constant evenmindedness in desirable and undesirable events.” Key Teaching: Knowledge includes nonattachment and equanimity. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna further defines knowledge: nonattachment, nonidentification with family or home, and constant evenmindedness in desirable and undesirable events. This verse, continuing 13.9, addresses Arjuna’s

Shloka 13.9 “Dispassion toward sense objects, absence of ego, perception of the evil in birth, death, old age, disease, and pain.” Key Teaching: Knowledge includes dispassion and awareness of suffering. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna continues defining knowledge: dispassion toward sense objects, absence of ego, and perceiving the evil in birth,

Shloka 13.8 “Humility, modesty, nonviolence, patience, uprightness, service to the teacher, purity, steadfastness, selfcontrol.” Key Teaching: True knowledge includes virtues like humility and nonviolence. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna lists qualities of true knowledge: humility, modesty, nonviolence, patience, uprightness, service to the teacher, purity, steadfastness, and selfcontrol. This verse, continuing 13.7,

Shloka 13.7 “Desire, hatred, pleasure, pain, the aggregate, consciousness, fortitude—the field with its modifications is thus described.” Key Teaching: The field includes emotions, consciousness, and modifications. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna continues describing the field, including desire, hatred, pleasure, pain, the aggregate (body), consciousness, and fortitude. This verse, continuing 13.6, addresses

Shloka 13.6 “The great elements, ego, intellect, the unmanifest, the ten senses, the mind, and the five sense objects.” Key Teaching: The field includes elements, ego, intellect, and senses. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna lists the field’s components: five great elements, ego, intellect, the unmanifest, ten senses, mind, and five sense