Bhagavad Gita · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga YogaChapter 13, Shloka 33 (13.33)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यथा प्रकाशयत्येकः कृत्स्नं लोकमिमं रविः
क्षेत्रं क्षेत्री तथा कृत्स्नं प्रकाशयति भारत
॥ 13.33 ॥
yathā prakāśayatyekaḥ kṛtsnaṃ lokamimaṃ raviḥ
kṣetraṃ kṣetrī tathā kṛtsnaṃ prakāśayati bhārata
Translation
"O Bharata, just as the one sun illumines this whole world, so the lord of the field (kshetri) illumines the whole field."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. kaḥ kṣetrī? paramātmā ity arthaḥ; ravidṛṣṭāntaḥ atra ātmanaḥ ubhayārtho'pi bhavati — ravivat sarvakṣetreṣu eka eva ātmā, alepakaś ca iti — the analogy of the sun teaches two things: there is one Self in all fields, and it is untainted.
Acharya Ramanuja. kṣetrī mama idaṃ kṣetram īdṛśam iti kṛtsnaṃ bahiḥ antaḥ ca āpādatalamastakaṃ svakīyena jñānena prakāśayati — the lord of the field illumines with its own knowledge "this body of mine is like this" — from feet to head, outside and inside.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.