Bhagavad Gita BG 13.19
Chapter 13, Verse 19 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः । मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते ॥
iti kshetram tatha jnanam jneyam coktam samasatah mad-bhakta etad vijnaya mad-bhavayopapadyate
Meaning
Thus the Field, knowledge, and the knowable have been described in brief. My devotee, knowing this, attains My state.
Understanding
Krishna closes the teaching of kshetra-kshetrajna with a summary: iti kshetram tatha jnanam jneyam coktam samasatah (thus the field, knowledge, and the knowable have been briefly told). Mad-bhakta etad vijnaya (My devotee, having truly known/understood this) — vijnaya (not merely heard but KNOWN — direct understanding). Mad-bhavaya upapadyate (attains My state/being). Mad-bhava (My state) — not mere merit or heavenly reward but BRAHMAN-NATURE itself. The devotee who truly understands the Field, the Knower, and Brahman attains the nature of the Divine. This verse is the fruit-declaration of the chapter's first half.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ज्ञेयम् | jneyam | the knowable (Brahman) |
| समासतः | samasatah | in brief, in summary |
| मद्भक्तः | mad-bhaktah | My devotee — one oriented toward Me with devotion |
| विज्ञाय | vijnaya | having truly known, having direct understanding |
| मद्भावाय | mad-bhavaya | to My state/nature, to become what I am |
| उपपद्यते | upapadyate | attains, becomes fit for, reaches |
| इति | iti | thus |
| क्षेत्रम् | kṣetram | the field |
| तथा | tathā | also |
| ज्ञानम् | jñānam | knowledge |
| ज्ञेयम् | jñeyam | the knowable |
| च | coktam | and explained |
| समासतः | samāsataḥ | briefly |
| मद्-भक्तः | mad-bhaktaḥ | My devotee |
| एतत् | etat | this |
| विज्ञाय | vijñāya | having understood |
| मद्-भावाय | mad-bhāvāya | to My nature |
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