Chapter 13 • Verse 5

Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga

The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field

Sanskrit Verse

Maha-bhutany ahankaro buddhir avyaktam eva cha, indriyani dashaikam cha panca chendriya-gocharah

Translation & Meaning

The field (kshetra) consists of the five great elements, false ego, intelligence, the unmanifested, the ten senses, the mind, and the five sense objects. These twenty-four elements comprise the totality of material existence.

Key Teachings

  • Material existence is composed of twenty-four elements
  • The body is a complex field of interacting energies
  • Understanding material components aids in transcending them

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