Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 13, verse 11 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 13.11 · Adhyatmajnananityatvam
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम् ।
एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोऽन्यथा ॥
adhyātmajñānanityatvaṃ tattvajñānārthadarśanam |
etajjñānamiti proktamajñānaṃ yadato’nyathā ||
Translation
— constancy in knowledge of the Self, and insight into the aim of the knowledge of truth: this is declared to be knowledge, and whatever is contrary to it is ignorance.
Context
Spoken by Krishna in chapter 13, Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga — “The Field and the Knower of the Field”, which has 34 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 13.11 mean?
— constancy in knowledge of the Self, and insight into the aim of the knowledge of truth: this is declared to be knowledge, and whatever is contrary to it is ignorance.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 13.11?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 13, Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga (The Field and the Knower of the Field).
Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.