Cosmic Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13

13. Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhagha Yoga: Yoga of Distinction between the Field and the Knower of the Field

Consciousness is a unitary field that possesses a stimulus to activate intelligence in matter and energy to do work (action). There are many fields that have an abundance of knowledge. The knowledge gatherer on identifying the field should also know the physical and the metaphysical contents of that field. Krishna suggests that one should have the knowledge of the self. The field and the knower of the field are also your minds, intellect, and ego with the components of matter and energy.

 Chapter thirteen introduces two terms—kṣhetra (the “field”) and kṣhetrajña (the “knower of the field”). In this chapter, Krishna defines the greatest knowledge, the nature of the kshetra, the kṣhetrajña, their relationship to consciousness, the truth. It also deals with pure sciences where matter, energy, and intellect are described to explain the cosmic reality. Pure science (knowledge) and the science of the soul is the central theme.  A self-realized Yogi recognizes Brahman (Brahm), having understood that when intelligence is activated in fine matter or ether, then only life is stimulated, known to us as natural or organic living entities. It is the knowledge of consciousness that gets immortality to a devotee.

13. Me and My Gita

Krishna calls the body "a field," and says it is made up of the five senses, as well as the organs of action, the mind, and the energy from which all these evolved. It is within the body that one finds the source of desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, intelligence, and will.

Duality continues to dominate the discussion; Krishna reminds us that this knowledge is not something new, that it has come directly from the Vedas and the Brahma Sutras. The kshetra, the body and the kshetrajna, the soul is entirely different from each other and that the Soul is immortal, with its physical embodiment, is the main theme of this chapter.

Prakriti is the matter which makes up the field, while Purusha is the soul's energy. Together these two create the self-replicating life. Krishna uses the word 'Self' to distinguish that soul which is independent of the body and bears out the karma of many lifetimes.

Gita is a science of living where creation, preservation, and destruction provide recurring events, in the field of space and time. That is why in Hinduism, time does come to an end but all events pass many cycles. Would you agree that Gita is not a religious song but a song of science?

• Shravan month had and will go through many cycles in your material life span and would you make this adventure with “Me and My Gita’ a year of change?
• Have you ever thought of your previous body’s relationship with the living soul you have?
• Do you think that Arjuna as a warrior was interested in this explanation? Many are bored reading this chapter.

A physical example of this chapter is to compare it with the cell phone or the computers of this millennium. The field or the body of these gadgets are made up of transistors, capacitors, microchips, LED screens, a strong casing and many other material parts with an energy-storing battery, which is also called the Hardware. To activate the working of it one needs to install Software. The Software is uniquely programmed for a specific objective with many commands to imitate self-simulating logical commands to obey an input.

 The Hardware is the field of the body and activated Software (Operating System) is the soul.