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Chapter 13
Link:- In the third verse, Lord Krsna ordered Arjuna to listen to the six points on Ksetra and Ksetrajna. Out of those six points, He describes the two paints on Ksetra 'What that Ksetra is' and 'what its modifications are', in the next two verses.
manannutanyanankaro nuddmravyaktameva ca
indriyani dasaikam ca panca cendriyagocarah
The five great elements, and the ego, the intellect, the Primordial Matter (Nature), the ten senses, the mind and five objects of senses (this is Ksetra, which includes twenty-four elements). 5
Comment:
Avyaktameva ca:- Here, the term 'Avyakta, stands for Primordial Matter, (Nature). Primordial Nature, being the cause of cosmic intelligence and being the evolute of none, is only 'prakrti.
Buddhih:- This term, stands for cosmic intelligence. It is 'prakrti as it gives birth to ego, and being an evolute of Primordial Nature, it is 'Viketi'. It means, that this cosmic intelligence is, 'Prakrti-Vikrtti.
Ahankitrah:- This term, stands for the cosmic ego. Being the cause of five subtle elements, it is 'prakrti' and being an evolute of intelligence, it is 'Vikrti'. So it is 'Prakrti-Vikrti'.
Mahabhutani:- The five great (subtle) elements, are - ether, air, fire, water and earth. These are of two kinds—mixed and unmixed. If each of the elements is divided into five parts, and then one part of each is mixed, that is a mixed element.[1] If they remain separate, they are called unmixed. Here, the five elements, are unmixed. The five elements, are also known as, subtle elements (suksma mahabhuta) and subtle forms of matter (tamnaras).
These elements, being the cause of ten senses, one mind and five objects of senses, are called prakrti while being the evolute of ego they are Vikrti. Thus these elements are 'Prakrti-Vikrti'.
Indriyapi dasa:- The tongue, hands, feet, the generative organ and the organ of defecation—these are, the five organs of action; while senses of hearing, touch, sight, taste and smell, constitute the five senses of perception. Being the effect of five subtle elements but being the cause of none, these are 'Vikrti.'
Ekam ca:- The term Ekam', stands for the mind. It, being the evolute of five elements and being cause of none, is Vikrti'.
Panca cendriyagocarall:- Sound, touch, colour, taste and smell, the objects of five senses of perception being the effects, not the cause, are 'Vikrti'.
Thus, the five subtle elements, ego and intellect—these seven are Prakrti-Vikrti, the Primordial Matter, is Prakrti and ten senses, mind, and five objects of senses—these sixteen are Vilcrtis. These twenty-four elements, constitute the Ksetra. A meagre portion of this Ksetra, is this human body, which has been termed as 'Idam sariram' (this body), in the first and 'tatksetram', (that Ksetra), in the third verse.
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