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Chapter 13
In fact, a body has its identity with the world, while the soul (Ksetrajna), has its identity with the Lord. But the man (soul), by assuming his identity with the body, regards himself as separate, from the Lord. So the Lord, wants Arjuna to know the truth, about the body and the soul.
By the term 'Api' (also), the Lord emphasizes the significant fact, that in the scriptures He is described as, all pervasive. No doubt, an all pervasive God, He is. But, in different bodies as different souls also is He. The gist of this comment is, that the individual soul, is not different from, the oversoul. The individual soul is He Himself, and one should realize his identity, with Him.
Man, himself is different from the world, but he has his identity, with the Lord. So, he can know the world in reality, when he observes the world, being detached from it. But, he can have a true knowledge of the Lord, by identifying himself, with Him.
Ksetraksetrgjnayorjnanam yattajjnanam matam mama:- The Ksetra (body), has its identity with the world, while the Ksetrajna (Soul) has its identity with the Lord—this is true knowledge. By the expression 'Matam mama', He wants to lay emphasis upon the point that knowledge of several languages. scripts, arts and sciences etc., and even, of the whole world, is not, true knowledge, because this knowledge, entraps a man into the world, though it may be useful. True knowledge, enables him to renounce his affinity with the body, and be free, from the cycle of birth and death. The self, is different from the body and one, with the cosmic soul. This is true knowledge.
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