क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत । क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम ॥ २ ॥
kṣhetra-jñaṁ chāpi māṁ viddhi sarva-kṣhetreṣhu bhārata kṣhetra-kṣhetrajñayor jñānaṁ yat taj jñānaṁ mataṁ mama
Translation
And know Me also as the knower of the field in all fields, O Bharat. The knowledge of the field and its knower: that, in My view, is true knowledge.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
हे भारत! सब क्षेत्रों में क्षेत्रज्ञ भी मुझे ही जानो। क्षेत्र और क्षेत्रज्ञ का जो ज्ञान है, वही मेरे मत में वास्तविक ज्ञान है।
Commentary
This is one of the most debated verses in the Gita. Advaita (Shankara) reads it as saying the individual knower in every body is, at its core, the one Lord. Vishishtadvaita (Ramanuja) and devotional schools read it as saying the Lord is present as an inner knower alongside each individual soul, the Paramatma described in verse 22. Either way, true knowledge (jnana) is defined here as clearly telling apart the body from the one who knows it.
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