LalithA SahasranAma [343] KsetraksetrajNapAlinI

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KsetraksetrajNapAlinI : The Protector of matter and of the knower of

matter.

 

KsetrajNa is the jIva. The Visnu Smr. says, "This body, O earth, is

called Ksetra; one who knows this is called KsetrajNa. O fair one,

know me as the KsetrajNa in all bodies."

 

In the Bh.-gItA Krsna teaches the same thing to Arjuna [XIII. 1 and

2]. The Llinga Pr., "The wise call me the twenty-four categories

Ksetra, and the enjoyer thereof the ksetrajNa." But the vAyu Pr.

says, "The unmanifested [avyakta] is calledKsetra, Brahman,

KsetrajNa." The Brahma Pr., "ksetras are the bodies, the soul united

with them [yogAtman], the enjoyer, according to his pleasure is the

ksetrajNa." The Manu Smr. {XIII. 12 to 15],"He who is the cause of

action of the [embodied] souls, they call him the ksetrajNa. Him,

who performs actions, the wise name bhUtAtman [the self consisting

of elements'. Another internal self that is generated with all that

is bodied, is called jIva, through which [he, the ksetrajNa] feels

all, pleasure and pain in the bodies. These two, the great One, and

the ksetrajNa, who are closely united with the elements, pervade him

who resides in [all] beings great and small. From his body

innumerable bodies arise which constantly impel the multiform

creatures to action."

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry

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"Ksetra in the sense of microcosm means the body, and the JIva is

called Ksetrajna. She is the ruler of both."

 

- Dr. C. Suryanarayanamurthy, Commentary, 1962

 

 

 

, "NMadasamy" <nmadasamy@s...>

wrote:

> KsetraksetrajNapAlinI : The Protector of matter and of the knower

of

> matter.

>

> KsetrajNa is the jIva. The Visnu Smr. says, "This body, O earth,

is

> called Ksetra; one who knows this is called KsetrajNa. O fair one,

> know me as the KsetrajNa in all bodies."

>

> In the Bh.-gItA Krsna teaches the same thing to Arjuna [XIII. 1

and

> 2]. The Llinga Pr., "The wise call me the twenty-four categories

> Ksetra, and the enjoyer thereof the ksetrajNa." But the vAyu Pr.

> says, "The unmanifested [avyakta] is calledKsetra, Brahman,

> KsetrajNa." The Brahma Pr., "ksetras are the bodies, the soul

united

> with them [yogAtman], the enjoyer, according to his pleasure is

the

> ksetrajNa." The Manu Smr. {XIII. 12 to 15],"He who is the cause of

> action of the [embodied] souls, they call him the ksetrajNa. Him,

> who performs actions, the wise name bhUtAtman [the self consisting

> of elements'. Another internal self that is generated with all

that

> is bodied, is called jIva, through which [he, the ksetrajNa] feels

> all, pleasure and pain in the bodies. These two, the great One,

and

> the ksetrajNa, who are closely united with the elements, pervade

him

> who resides in [all] beings great and small. From his body

> innumerable bodies arise which constantly impel the multiform

> creatures to action."

>

> BhAskararAya's Commentary

> Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry