Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 13, verse 25 · Krishna

Bhagavad Gita 13.25 · Anye Tvevamajanantah

अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वान्येभ्य उपासते ।
तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः ॥

anye tvevamajānantaḥ śrutvānyebhya upāsate |
te’pi cātitarantyeva mṛtyuṃ śrutiparāyaṇāḥ ||

Translation

Others, not knowing this, worship after hearing of it from others; they too, devoted to what they have heard, cross beyond death.

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 13.25 mean?

Others, not knowing this, worship after hearing of it from others; they too, devoted to what they have heard, cross beyond death.

Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 13.25?

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.