Verse 13.1

अर्जुन उवाच प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च। एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।

arjuna uvācha prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva kṣhetraṁ kṣhetra-jñam eva cha etad veditum ichchhāmi jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ cha keśhava

Meaning

Arjuna said, "Yo, Kesava, I wanna know the 411 on Nature and the Spirit, the field and the field's owner, knowledge and what's worth knowing."

Commentary

No cap, some books straight-up ditch this verse, making the Gita 700 verses instead of 701. Some peeps think it's fake news, added later. But this section is where things get *real* detailed. It's all about the field (matter) and figuring out what's up with the dude who owns both the lower and higher natures (like, from chapter 7, verses 4 and 5). Before, it was all about the peeps who are besties with the Lord. Now, it's like, 'Okay, what knowledge do *they* need?' This section answers that. Nature's all about those three gunas (qualities), transforming into bodies, senses, and stuff to help the soul get its bhoga (enjoyment) and apavarga (liberation). The whole Gita is like, three parts based on that 'Tat Tvam Asi' thing (That thou art). First six chapters? Karma Yoga, all about 'thou.' Next six? Bhakti Yoga, all about 'That.' Last six? Jnana Yoga, connecting the 'thou' and 'That,' showing how the individual soul and the Supreme Soul are one. Arjuna's low-key asking for the tea on the difference between matter and spirit, like, the real deets on how to tell them apart.