Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 13, verse 12 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 13.12 · Jneyam Yattatpravakshyami
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वामृतमश्नुते ।
अनादि मत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते ॥
jñeyaṃ yattatpravakṣyāmi yajjñātvāmṛtamaśnute |
anādi matparaṃ brahma na sattannāsaducyate ||
Translation
I will describe what is to be known, by knowing which one attains immortality: the beginningless supreme Brahman (the Absolute), which is said to be neither being nor non-being.
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 13.12 mean?
I will describe what is to be known, by knowing which one attains immortality: the beginningless supreme Brahman (the Absolute), which is said to be neither being nor non-being.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 13.12?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 13, Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga (The Field and the Knower of the Field).
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