Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 34 Meaning
Just as the one sun illuminates the entire world, so too does the Lord of the field (Supreme Self) illuminate the entire field, O Arjuna.
BG 13.34
यथा प्रकाशयत्येकः कृत्स्नं लोकमिमं रविः।क्षेत्रं क्षेत्री तथा कृत्स्नं प्रकाशयति भारत
yathā prakāśhayaty ekaḥ kṛitsnaṁ lokam imaṁ raviḥ kṣhetraṁ kṣhetrī tathā kṛitsnaṁ prakāśhayati bhārata
Meaning in English
Just as the one sun illuminates the entire world, so too does the Lord of the field (Supreme Self) illuminate the entire field, O Arjuna.
हिंदी अर्थ (Hindi Meaning)
हे भरतवंशोद्भव अर्जुन ! जैसे एक ही सूर्य सम्पूर्ण संसारको प्रकाशित करता है, ऐसे ही क्षेत्री (क्षेत्रज्ञ, आत्मा) सम्पूर्ण क्षेत्रको प्रकाशित करता है।
Explanation & Life Application
This verse from Chapter 13 of the Bhagavad Gita offers profound wisdom for modern life. As part of The Yoga of the Field and Knower (Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaga Yoga), it teaches about Body and soul and Knowledge.
The essence of this teaching encourages us to focus on our actions and duties rather than anxiety about outcomes. In today's fast-paced world, this timeless wisdom offers a path to inner peace.
— Explained by the Nitya Team
When to Apply This Verse
- •When feeling anxious about results at work or exams
- •Before starting a new project or challenge
- •When perfectionism causes stress
Related Verses
BG 2.13
Just as the embodied soul passes through childhood, youth, and old age in this body, so too does it pass into another body; the steadfast one does not grieve over this.
BG 2.14
The contact of the senses with the objects, O son of Kunti, which causes heat and cold, pleasure and pain, has a beginning and an end; they are impermanent; endure them bravely, O Arjuna.
BG 2.20
It is not born, nor does it ever die; after having been, it again does not cease to be; unborn, eternal, changeless, and ancient, it is not killed when the body is killed.
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