Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 13, verse 6 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 13.6 · Ichcha Dveshah Sukham
इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं संघातश्चेतना धृतिः ।
एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम् ॥
icchā dveṣaḥ sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ saṃghātaścetanā dhṛtiḥ |
etatkṣetraṃ samāsena savikāramudāhṛtam ||
Translation
— desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, the body as a whole, awareness and steadfastness: this, in brief, is the field together with its modifications.
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 13.6 mean?
— desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, the body as a whole, awareness and steadfastness: this, in brief, is the field together with its modifications.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 13.6?
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.