BG 13.27
समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम्
One who sees the Supreme Lord dwelling equally in all beings — that one truly sees.
Chapter 13 of 18 · 35 verses · Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग
The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field
Kṣetra-kṣetrajña-vibhāga-yoga
Theme: Body as field, soul as knower
Speaker: Krishna
Chapter summary
The body is the field (kshetra); the soul is the knower of the field (kshetrajna). Krishna is the knower in all fields. The qualities of knowledge are enumerated (13.7-11): humility, non-violence, forgiveness, simplicity, self-control, equanimity. Prakriti and Purusha are eternal; the bondage of the soul is mistaking itself for the field.
Key verses
Central takeaway
You are not the body. You are the awareness that knows the body.
Jump to chapter
1. Arjuna's Despair2. The Yoga of Knowledge3. The Yoga of Action4. The Yoga of Knowledge & Renunciation of Action5. The Yoga of Renunciation of Action6. The Yoga of Self-Restraint / Meditation7. The Yoga of Knowledge & Realization8. The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman9. The Royal Knowledge, The Royal Secret10. The Yoga of Divine Manifestations11. The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form12. The Yoga of Devotion13. The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field14. The Yoga of the Three Gunas15. The Yoga of the Supreme Person16. The Yoga of the Divine & Demoniac Natures17. The Yoga of the Threefold Faith18. The Yoga of Liberation by Renunciation