Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 13, verse 3 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 13.3 · Tatkshetram Yachcha
तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक्च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत् ।
स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे शृणु ॥
tatkṣetraṃ yacca yādṛkca yadvikāri yataśca yat |
sa ca yo yatprabhāvaśca tatsamāsena me śṛṇu ||
Translation
Hear from me in brief what the field is, what it is like, what changes it undergoes and from what it arises; and who its knower is, and what his powers are.
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 13.3 mean?
Hear from me in brief what the field is, what it is like, what changes it undergoes and from what it arises; and who its knower is, and what his powers are.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 13.3?
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.