Yoga through Distinguishing the Field and the Knower of the Field
Verse 13.10
असक्ितरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु।नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु।।13.10।।
asaktir anabhiṣhvaṅgaḥ putra-dāra-gṛihādiṣhu nityaṁ cha sama-chittatvam iṣhṭāniṣhṭopapattiṣhu
Word Meanings
asaktiḥ—non-attachment; anabhiṣhvaṅgaḥ—absence of craving; putra—children; dāra—spouse; gṛiha-ādiṣhu—home, etc; nityam—constant; cha—and; sama-chittatvam—even-mindedness; iṣhṭa—the desirable; aniṣhṭa—undesirable; upapattiṣhu—having obtained;
Translation · English
Non-attachment, non-identification of the Self with son, wife, home, and the rest, and constant even-mindedness in the face of the attainment of both desirable and undesirable.
Deep Meaning · English
In this verse, Bhagavan Krishna delineates the foundational psychological discipline required to realize the distinction between the 'Field' (kshetra)—the transient realm of matter and relationships—and the 'Knower of the Field' (kshetrajna), the eternal Self. True spiritual maturity is not defined by the physical renunciation of family or home, but by the radical refinement of the heart's attachments. Asakti (detachment) and anabhishvanga (the absence of excessive possessive longing) signify a shift from being a prisoner of external projections to becoming a witness of the divine play, wherein one loves others not for egoistic gratification, but as reflections of the Atman.
Spiritual wisdom is not found in the rejection of the world, but in maintaining an unshakeable, equanimous center that remains untouched by the dualistic fluctuations of desire and aversion.
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