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Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga

Explained Simply · One Piece at a Time

तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक्च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत् । स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे शृणु ॥

tat kṣetraṁ yac ca yādṛk ca yad-vikāri yataś ca yat sa ca yo yat-prabhāvaś ca tat samāsena me śṛṇu

Meaning

"Hear from Me briefly what that field is, what its nature is, what its modifications are, from where it arises, who that knower is, and what his powers are."

Explanation

Before explaining anything complex, Krishna simply says: let me lay this out for you clearly. Sometimes the kindest teaching is just an offer to explain things simply, one piece at a time.

Today's Life Lesson

If something feels overwhelming to understand today, break it into smaller pieces and take them one at a time.

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