Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 13, verse 8 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 13.8 · Indriyartheshu Eva
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहंकार एव च ।
जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम् ॥
indriyārtheṣu vairāgyamanahaṃkāra eva ca |
janmamṛtyujarāvyādhiduḥkhadoṣānudarśanam ||
Translation
— detachment from the objects of the senses, absence of ego, and seeing clearly the evil and suffering of birth, death, old age and disease —
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 13.8 mean?
— detachment from the objects of the senses, absence of ego, and seeing clearly the evil and suffering of birth, death, old age and disease —
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 13.8?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 13, Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga (The Field and the Knower of the Field).
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