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Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga

Understanding Through Devotion · What Carries It Home

इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः । मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते ॥

iti kṣetraṁ tathā jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ coktaṁ samāsataḥ mad-bhakta etad vijñāya mad-bhāvāyopapadyate

Meaning

"Thus the field, knowledge, and the knowable have been briefly described. My devotee, understanding this, attains My nature."

Explanation

Krishna wraps up a dense teaching by connecting it back to something simple: devotion. Understanding matters, but it's love and devotion that carries it home.

Today's Life Lesson

Let whatever you learn today settle not just in your head but in your heart, through quiet devotion.

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