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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verse 21

The Field and the Knower of the Field

कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे हेतुः प्रकृतिरुच्यते।पुरुषः सुखदुःखानां भोक्तृत्वे हेतुरुच्यते

kārya-kāraṇa-kartṛitve hetuḥ prakṛitir uchyate puruṣhaḥ sukha-duḥkhānāṁ bhoktṛitve hetur uchyate

What does Bhagavad Gita 13.21 mean?

Nature is said to be the cause in the production of effects and their instruments, while the soul is said to be the cause in the experience of pleasure and pain.

Word-by-word meaning

kārya—effect · kāraṇa—cause · kartṛitve—in the matter of creation · hetuḥ—the medium · prakṛitiḥ—the material energy · uchyate—is said to be · puruṣhaḥ—the individual soul · sukha-duḥkhānām—of happiness and distress · bhoktṛitve—in experiencing · hetuḥ—is responsible · uchyate—is said to be

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