Chapter 13, Verse 6
महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च | इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः || 6 ||
mahā-bhūtāny ahaṅkāro buddhir avyaktam eva ca | indriyāṇi daśaikāṃ ca pañca cendriya-gocarāḥ ||
"The five great elements, the ego, the intellect, and the unmanifest primordial matter; the ten senses and the mind, and the five objects of the senses."
Key Insight:
The Bhagavad Gita teaches us through 13.6 that true peace is found when we align our actions with Dharma.
The Bhagavad Gita teaches us through 13.6 that true peace is found when we align our actions with Dharma.
Detailed Meaning
This verse enumerates the twenty-four components that constitute the 'Kshetra' or the Field (the body and the material world). These include the five gross elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Space), Ahankara (Ego), Buddhi (Intellect), Avyakta (the unmanifest Prakriti), the ten senses (five knowledge-acquiring senses like eyes/ears and five working senses like hands/feet), the mind (the 'eleventh' sense), and the five sense objects (sound, touch, form, taste, smell). This classification provides a scientific breakdown of material existence as distinct from the Soul (Kshetrajna).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the core message of Gita 13.6?
The five great elements, the ego, the intellect, and the unmanifest primordial matter; the ten senses and the mind, and the five objects of the senses.