Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 13, verse 21 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 13.21 · Purushah Prakritistho Hi
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान् ।
कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु ॥
puruṣaḥ prakṛtistho hi bhuṅkte prakṛtijānguṇān |
kāraṇaṃ guṇasaṅgo’sya sadasadyonijanmasu ||
Translation
Purusha, dwelling in prakriti, experiences the gunas born of prakriti. Attachment to the gunas is the cause of its births in good and evil wombs.
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 13.21 mean?
Purusha, dwelling in prakriti, experiences the gunas born of prakriti. Attachment to the gunas is the cause of its births in good and evil wombs.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 13.21?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 13, Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga (The Field and the Knower of the Field).
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