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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verse 30

The Field and the Knower of the Field

प्रकृत्यैव च कर्माणि क्रियमाणानि सर्वशः।यः पश्यति तथाऽऽत्मानमकर्तारं स पश्यति

prakṛityaiva cha karmāṇi kriyamāṇāni sarvaśhaḥ yaḥ paśhyati tathātmānam akartāraṁ sa paśhyati

What does Bhagavad Gita 13.30 mean?

He who understands that it is only the Law of Nature that brings action to fruition, and that the Self never acts, alone knows the Truth.

Word-by-word meaning

prakṛityā—by material nature · eva—truly · cha—also · karmāṇi—actions · kriyamāṇāni—are performed · sarvaśhaḥ—all · yaḥ—who · paśhyati—see · tathā—also · ātmānam—(embodied) soul · akartāram—actionless · saḥ—they · paśhyati—see

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