Gita Madhurya -Ramsukhdas 108

Gita Madhurya -Swami Ramsukhdas

Chapter XIII

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O Lord, what is that, knowing?

Ksetra and Ksetrajna are different; in my opinion to know this is real knowledge. It means that the Ksetra has its identity with the world, while Ksetrajna has his identity with Me—to experience this properly is knowledge in my opinion.(2)

What are the different points which should be known for gaining knowledge of Ksetra and Ksetrajna?

There are six points which should be known. Four of them are about Ksetra and two about Ksetrajna. What that Ksetra is, what it is like, what its evolutes are and whence is what, and also who that Ksetrajna is and what his powers are—hear all this from Mc in brief.(3)

Where has this topic been desceribed in detail, O Lord?

It has been deseribed in detail by the seers and in different Vedic chants and also in the reasoned and decisive texts of the 'Brahmasutras' separately.(4)

What is that Ksetra?

The five subtle elements (ether, air, tire, water and earth), the ego, the intellect, Primordial Matter, the ten senses, the mind and the five objects of sense (sound, touch, colour, taste and smell) these twenty-four constitute the Ksetra.[1](5)

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References and Context

  1. ↑ Primordial Matter (Mula Prakrti) is the mother to all. She gave birth to intellect. Intellect gave birth to ego. Ego gave birth to five subtle elements—ether, air, fire, water and earth. These five elements gave birth to ten senses, a mind and five objects of sense—sound, touch, colour, taste and smell. But nothing originated from senses, mind and objects of senses. Therefore they are 'Vikrti'. It means that the first seven are 'Prakrti-Vikrti' while the remaining sixteen are 'Vikrtis'.

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