Chapter 13: Kṣetra-kṣetrajña-vibhāga-yoga: – Distinction between Object Field and its KnowerVerse 6-7
महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च।
इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचरा: ॥
mahā-bhūtāny-ahaṅkāro
buddhiravyaktam-eva ca
indriyāṇi daśaikaṃ ca
pañca cendriya-gocarā: – 13.6
इच्छा द्वेष: सुखं दु:खं सङ्घातश्चेतना धृति:।
एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम् ॥
icchā dveṣa: sukhaṃ du:khaṃ
saṅghātaś-cetanā dhṛti:
etat-kṣetraṃ samāsena
savikāram-udāhṛtam – 13.7
The five subtle elements (space, air, fire, water and earth); then the ego, intelligence, the unmanifest existence (avyakta), the ten organs (of knowledge and action) and the mind; then five objects of sensory perceptions (sound, touch, colour, taste and smell); desire, dislike, pleasantness, unpleasantness, the aggregate-body, consciousness and resolve – these constitute kshetra with its multiple derivatives.
Chapter 13: Kṣetra-kṣetrajña-vibhāga-yoga: – Distinction between Object Field and its Knower - Verse 6
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Here Krishna explains the ramifications of creation in a simple manner. What constitute the material world, what constitute our personality, and what is their mutual relationship? All knowledges and their applications are the result of a research-oriented approach and finding. The same qualitative rational approach is necessary in spiritual seeking as well, alludes Krishna. See how he now lists the virtues and excellences that constitute true spiritual wisdom.
