Chapter 13: Kshetra-kshetrajna-vibhaga-yoga – Distinction between Object Field and its Knower: Verse 17
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।
भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च ॥
avibhaktaṃ ca bhūteṣu
vibhaktam-iva ca sthitam
bhūta-bhartṛ ca tajjñeyaṃ
grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca – 13.17
Though indivisible, it appears divided in beings (with their individual ego-centre). It is to be known as the originator, preserver and dissolver of all.
Chapter 13: Kshetra-kshetrajna-vibhaga-yoga – Distinction between Object Field and its Knower - Verse 17
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Can the singular Reality give rise to manifold creation? But, just because the supreme Reality is not within the reach of one’s sensory perception, can the manifold be denied?
This is a persistent enquiry. The answer is conclusive. That which displays the manifold has to be different from the manifold display, is an undeniable reasoning. A human can deliver humans, beast delivers beasts. But what about the life-force that animates all kinds of beings? It has to be different from all the animated variety. ‘Non-dual or non-plural’ means and denotes this.
Though indivisible, says Krishna, the Supreme appears to be divided, like many items displayed in dream. Single Consciousness instantly becomes many dream objects. Can you deny the fact of dream? The wakeful manifold is also alike, originating from the One. The entire objectude is but a display. Its source is within the body.
