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Chapter 13
Link: - In the preceding verse, the Lord said that knowledge of Ksetra and Ksetrajna, is true knowledge. In the next verse, He further explains the distinction, between the two and asks Arjuna to listen to Him.
tatksetram yacca yadrkca yadvikari yatasca yat
sa ca yo yatprabhavasca tatsamasena me srnu
What is that Ksetra, what is it like, what are its modifications, whence comes out of what, and also, who that Ksetrajna is, and what its glory is; hear briefly from Me. 3
Comment:-
Tatksetram:- The term 'Tat' (that), denotes, first the topic discussed earlier, and secondly, it denotes distance. What has been termed 'Idam', in the first verse of this chapter, has been termed 'tat', here. Ksetra does not pervade everywhere nor does it remain forever and it is decaying every moment, even now—it shows its distinctiveness and distance from the self.
Yacca:- 'What is that Ksetra, is described, in the fifth verse of this chapter.
Yadrkca:- 'What is it like', has been described in the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh verses, as emanated and perishable (liable to appear and disappear).
Yadvikari:- Though being evolutes of prakrti, twenty-three elements, have also been called modifications, yet here, the tens, refers to modifications, such as desire and aversion etc., which have been enumerated, in the sixth verse and which are born of assumed affinity, between Ksetra and Ksetrajna.
Yataiea yat:- 'Whence is what' - This expression, conveys the intention of the Lord, to trace the origin of this Ksetra, and it has been described, in the second half of the nineteenth verse.
Sa ca:- 'Sa' (that), denotes Ksetrajna, mentioned in the second half of the first verse, and we are advised to listen to the Lord, regarding that Ksetrajna.
Yah:- The term 'Yah' (Who), conveys the intention of the Lord, to reveal its true character, as has been enumerated in the second half of the twentieth verse, and also in the twenty-second verse.
Yatprabhavasca:- The power (glory), of the soul, has been described, in the verses thirty-first to thirty-third of the chapter.
Tatsamasena me srnu:- The term, 'Tat', here stands both for Ksetra and Ksetrajna. So the Lord asks Arjuna to hear from Him, the description of four points about Ksetra, and two points about Ksetrajna.
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