Kshetrajna

Mbh.6.37.1740	Him who knoweth it, the learned call Kshetrajna
Mbh.6.37.1742	The knowledge of Kshetra and Kshetrajna I regard to be true knowledge.
Mbh.6.37.1743	What that Kshetra is, and what it is like, and what changes it undergoes, and whence it comes, what is he viz, Kshetrajna, and what his powers are, hear from me in brief.
Mbh.6.37.1760	Whatever entity, immobile or mobile, cometh into existence, know that, O bull of Bharata's race, to be from the connection of Kshetra and Kshetrajna matter and spirit.
Mbh.12.47.2405	Called Kshetrajna, thou sittest in Kshetra.
Mbh.12.186.11220	When the Soul becomes endued with vulgar attributes, it comes to be called Kshetrajna.
Mbh.12.186.11225	Know well that which is called Kshetrajna and which has universal benevolence.
Mbh.12.212.12861	By their nature, women are Kshetra, and men are Kshetrajna in respect of attributes.
Mbh.12.216.13058	The true attributes of Kshetrajna Purusha or the Soul should be known to be different
Mbh.12.235.14603	I have thus told thee about Sattwa inert matter and Kshetrajna immaterial spirit.
Mbh.12.240.14863	The deity who takes refuge in that material form, like a drop of water on a lotus leaf, should be known as Kshetrajna Soul, which is Eternal, and which succeeds by Yoga in transcending both the mind and the knowledge
Mbh.12.240.14869	He who has created the seven worlds is said by those that are acquainted with what is Kshetra and what is Kshetrajna to be above jiva
Mbh.12.247.15249	But as the fish and the water forming its home are always united, after the same manner Sattwa and Kshetrajna exists in a state of union.
Mbh.12.247.15251	Nevertheless, as the gnat and the fig are seen to be united with each other, even so are Sattwa and Kshetrajna.
Mbh.12.248.15257	The Kshetrajna or Soul, endued with puissance, presides, over them all, without, however, mingling with them
Mbh.12.274.16827	Superior to Manas is Buddhi, and superior to Buddhi is Kshetrajna
Mbh.12.285.17885	The Kshetrajna or Soul is the eighth.
Mbh.12.285.17891	The Kshetrajna is said to be only an inactive witness of the functions of the others.
Mbh.12.306.19275	And because He knows that Unmanifest Kshetra, He is, therefore, also called Kshetrajna Knower of Kshetra.
Mbh.12.306.19277	Kshetra is something quite different from Kshetrajna.
Mbh.12.307.19329	When Kshetrajna too O son, becomes merged into his own producing cause then all that remains is Brahma and, therefore Prakriti with all the principles in it becomes Kshara or meets with destruction, and attains also to the condition of being without attributes in consequence of her dissociation from all the principles.
Mbh.12.307.19330	Thus it is that Kshetrajna, when his knowledge of Kshetra disappears, becomes, by his nature, destitute of attributes, as it has been heard by us.
Mbh.12.307.19333	By casting off Prakriti and beginning to realise that he is different from her, the intelligent Kshetrajna then comes to be regarded as pure and stainless.
Mbh.12.313.19621	Buddhi is Adhyatma; that which is to be understood is its Adhibhuta; and Kshetrajna is its Adhidaivata.
Mbh.12.314.19662	And why is the latter called Kshetrajna?
Mbh.12.334.21382	That is known by the name of Kshetrajna.
Mbh.12.334.21398	That which the Emancipate attain to as their ultimate end is called by the name of Kshetrajna.
Mbh.12.338.21695	Thou art he who is divested of all attributes, who is the Witness of all the worlds, who is called Kshetrajna, who is the foremost of all Beings, who is Infinite, who is called Purusha, who is the great Purusha, who is the foremost of all Purushas, who is the soul of the three attributes, who is called the Foremost, who is Amrita nectar, who is called Immortal, who is called Ananta Sesha, who is Space who is without beginning, who is both Manifest and Unmanifest as existent and not-existent things, who is said to have his home in Truth who is the first of gods Narayana, who is the giver of wealth or of the fruits of acts, identified with Daksha and other Lords of the Creation, who is the Aswattha and other big trees, who is the four-headed Brahman, who is the Lord of all created Beings, who is the Lord of Speech who is the Lord of the universe or Indra, who is the all-pervading Soul, who is the Sun, who is the breath called Prana, who is the Lord of the waters viz, Varuna, who is identifiable with the Emperor or the King, who is identifiable with the Regents of the several points of the compass, who is the refuge of the universe when it is dissolved in the final destruction who is Undisplayed unrevealed, who is the giver of the Vedas unto Brahman, who is identifiable with the sacrifices and Vedic studies achieved by Brahmanas with the aid of their bodies, who is identifiable with the four principal orders of the deities, who is every one of those four orders, who is possessed of effulgence, who is possessed of great effulgence, who is he unto whom the seven largest offerings in sacrifices are presented with the Gayatri and other sacred mantras, who is Yama, who is Chitragupta and the other attendants of Yama, who is called the wife of Yama, who is that order of the deities called Tushita, who is that other order called Mahatushita, who is the universal grinder Death, who is desire and all diseases that have been created for aiding the advent of Death, who is health and freedom from disease, who is subject to desire and passions, who is free from the influence of desire and passions, who is Infinite as exhibited in species and forms, who is he that is chastised, who is he that is the chastiser, who is all the lesser sacrifices like Agnihotra and others, who is all the larger sacrifices like those called Brahma, etc,
Mbh.12.339.21833	The Jiva-soul, called Kshetrajna, enjoys and endorse the action of these three attributes.
Mbh.12.339.21857	That illustrious one, viz, Vasudeva, who is called Kshetrajna, and who is freed from attributes, should, O king of kings, be known as the puissant Sankarshana, when he takes birth as Jiva
Mbh.12.339.21879	Let not the thought be thine that thou hast seen the Kshetrajna.
Mbh.12.340.22131	Transcending Prakriti is he called Kshetrajna.
Mbh.12.340.22132	That Kshetrajna is myself.
Mbh.12.342.22609	I am the Kshetrajna of all creatures.
Mbh.12.343.22801	He has told me the entire course of duties having reference to Kshetrajna.
Mbh.12.344.22857	After this, divested of the three primal attributes of Sattwa, Rajas, and Tamas, those foremost of regenerate beings quickly enter the Paramatma Supreme Soul otherwise called Kshetrajna and which itself transcends the three primal attributes.
Mbh.12.344.22858	Know that Vasudeva is He when called Kshetrajna.
Mbh.12.348.23277	Hari is Himself the Kshetrajna Soul.
Mbh.12.351.23511	And because he knows all Kshetras as also all good and bad deeds, therefore he, who is the soul of Yoga, is called by the name of Kshetrajna
Mbh.13.14.1539	Thou residest in the heart of all creatures, and thou art adored by the Rishis as Kshetrajna.
Mbh.13.149.12532	He that imparted the Veda to the Grandsire Brahma, He that is of the form of the Samans, Riks, and Yajuses of the Veda; He that soothes His worshippers burning with the afflictions of the world like the rays of the moon cooling all living creatures of the world, He that is endued with blazing effulgence like the sun CCLXXV, CCLXXXII; He from whose mind has sprung the moon, He that blazes forth in His own effulgence, He that nourishes all creatures even like the luminary marked by the hare, He that is the Master of the deities, He that is the great medicine for the disease of worldly attachment, He that is the great causeway of the universe, He that is endued with knowledge and other attributes that are never futile and with prowess that is incapable of being baffled CCLXXXIII, CCLXXXIX; He that is solicited by all creatures at all times, viz, the Past, the Present, and the Future; He that rescues his worshippers by casting kind glances upon them, He that sanctifies even them that are sacred; He that merges the life-breath in the Soul; or, He that assumes diverse forms for protecting both the Emancipated and the Unemancipated; He that kills the desires of those that are Emancipated; or, He that prevents evil desires from arising in the minds of His worshippers; He that is the sire of Kama the principle of desire or lust; He that is most agreeable, He that is desired by all creatures, He that grants the fruition of all desires, He that has the ability to accomplishing all acts CCXC, CCXCIX; He that sets the four Yugas to begin their course; He that causes the Yugas to continually revolve as on a wheel, He that is endued with the diverse kinds of illusion and, therefore, the cause from which spring the different kinds of acts that distinguish the different Yugas; He that is the greatest of eaters in consequence of His swallowing all things at the end of every Kalpa; He that is incapable of being seized by those that are not His worshippers; He that is manifest being exceedingly vast; He that subjugates thousands of foes of the deities; He that subjugates innumerable foes CCC, CCCVIII; He that is desired by even the Grandsire and Rudra, or He that is adored in sacrifices; He that is distinguished above all; He that is desired by those that are endued with wisdom and righteousness; He that has an ornament of peacock's feathers on His headgear; He that stupefies all creatures with His illusion; He that showers His grace on all His worshippers; He that kills the wrath of the righteous; He that fills the unrighteous with wrath; He that is the accomplisher of all acts; He who holds the universe on his arms; He that upholds the Earth CCCIX, CCCXVIII; He that transcends the six well-known modifications of inception, birth or appearance growth, maturity, decline, and dissolution; He that is endued with great celebrity in consequence of His feats; He that causes all living creatures to live in consequence of His being the all-pervading soul; He that gives life; the younger brother of Vasava in the form of Upendra or the dwarf; He that is the receptacle of all the waters in the universe; He that covers all creatures in consequence of His being the material cause of everything; He that is never heedless being always above error; He that is established on His own glory CCCXIX, CCCXXVII; He that flows in the form of nectar; or, He that dries up all things; He upholds the path of righteousness; He that bears the burden of the universe; He that gives desirable boons unto those that solicit them: He that causes the winds to blow; He that is the son of Vasudeva; or, He that covers the universe with His illusions and sports in the midst of it; He that is endued with extraordinary lustre; He that is the originating cause of the deities; He that pierces all hostile towns CCCXXVIII, CCCXXXVI; He that transcends all sorrow and grief; He that leads us safely across the ocean of life or the world; He that dispels from the hearts of all His worshippers the fear of rebirth; He that is possessed of infinite courage and prowess; He that is an offspring of Sura's race; He that is the master of all living creatures; He that is inclined to show His grace unto all; He that has come on earth for a hundred times for rescuing the good, destroying the wicked, and establishing righteousness; He that holds a lotus in one of his hands; He whose eyes resemble the petals of the lotus CCCXXXVII, CCCXLVI; He from whose navel sprang the primeval lotus; or, He that is seated upon a lotus; He that is endued with eyes resembling the petals of the lotus; He that is adored by even worshippers as one seated within the lotus of His hearts; He that assumed the form of embodied Jiva through His own illusion; He that is endued with puissance of every kind; He that grows in the form of the five primal elements; the Ancient Soul; He that is endued with vast eyes; He that has Garuda sitting on the standard of His car CCCXLVII, CCCCLV; He that is incomparable; the Sarabha the lion-killing animal; He that strikes the wicked with terror; He that knows everything that has occurred in Time; He that accepts, in the forms of the deities, the butter poured on the sacrificial fire; He that is known by all kinds of evidence or proof; He upon whose breast sits Prosperity always; He that is victorious in every battle CCCLVI, CCCLXIV; He that is above destruction; He that assumes a red form; or, becomes wrathful unto the enemies of His worshippers; He that is an object of search with the righteous; He that is at the root of all things; He that has the mark of the string around his abdomen for Yasoda had bound Him with a cord while He was Krishna; He that bears or forgives all injuries; He that upholds the Earth in the form of her mountains; He that is the foremost of all objects of worship; He that is endued with great speed; He that swallows vast quantities of food CCCLXV, CCCLXXIV; He that caused the creation to start into life; He that always agitates both Prakriti and Purusha; He that shines with resplendence; or, sports in joy; He that has puissance in his stomach; He that is the Supreme Master of all; He that is the material out of which the universe has been made; He that is the cause or Agent who has made the universe: He that is independent of all things; He that ordains variety in the universe; He that is incapable of being comprehended; He that renders Himself invisible by the screen of illusion CCCLXXV, CCCLXXXV; He that is Chit divested of all attributes; He on whom all things rest; He in whom all things reside when the universal dissolution comes; He that assigns the foremost place to those that worship Him; He that is durable; He that is endued with the highest puissance; He that has been glorified in the Vedanta; He that is contented; He that is always full; He whose glance is auspicious CCCLXXXVI, CCCXCV; He that fills all Yogins with delight; He that is the end of all creatures for it is in Him that all things merge at the universal dissolution; He that is the faultless Path; He that in the form of Jiva, leads to Emancipation; He that leads Jiva to Emancipation; He that has none to lead Him; He that is endued with great might; He that is the foremost of all beings possessed of might; He that uphold He that is the foremost of all Beings conversant with duty and religion CCCXCVI, CDIV; He that joins, at the time of creation, the disunited elements for forming all objects; He that resides in all bodies; He that causes all creatures to act in the form of Kshetrajna; He that creates all creatures after destroying them at the universal dissolution; He unto whom every one bows with reverence; He that is extended over the entire universe; He that owns the primeval golden egg as his abdomen whence, as from the female uterus, everything proceeds; He that destroys the foes of the deities; He that overspreads all things being the material cause whence they spring; He that spreads sweet perfumes; He that disregards the pleasures of the senses CDV, CDXV; He that is identifiable with the seasons; He at whose sight alone all worshippers succeed in obtaining the great object of their wish; He that weakens all creatures; He that dwells in the firmament of the heart, depending upon His own glory and puissance; He that is capable of being known everywhere in consequence of His omnipresence; He that inspires everyone with dread; He in whom all creatures dwell; He that is clever in accomplishing all acts; He that constitutes the rest of all creatures being, as He is, the embodiment of Emancipation; He that is endued with competence greater than that of other Beings CDXVI, CDXXV; He in whom the whole Universe is spread out?
Mbh.14.26.1041	Having understood it, they betook themselves to it, instructed by the Kshetrajna
Mbh.14.27.1074	It has knowledge for its resting house, contentment for its water, and the Kshetrajna for its sun.
Mbh.14.27.1086	Even such is that sacred forest that is understood by Brahmanas, and understanding it, they live in accordance with the ordinance, directed by the Kshetrajna
Mbh.14.28.1149	The Brahmanas understand Emancipation, which is exceedingly subtle, to be of this kind and having understood it, they live accordingly directed by the Kshetrajna, that beholder of all topics
Mbh.14.34.1332	The Brahmana's wife said, As regards this symbol of Brahman, which is designated Kshetrajna, where, indeed, occurs a description of it by which it is capable of being seized'
Mbh.14.34.1345	The holy one continued, Then the mind of that Brahmana's wife, upon the destruction of the Kshetrajna, became that which is beyond Kshetrajna, in consequence of the knowledge of Kshetra
Mbh.14.34.1349	He who has been spoken of as Kshetrajna is I myself, O Dhananjaya'
Mbh.14.43.1793	The Kshetrajna which is eternal and is destitute of qualities as regards its essence, is incapable of being seized by symbols.
Mbh.14.43.1794	Hence, the characteristic of the Kshetrajna, which is without symbols, is purely knowledge.
Mbh.14.43.1797	Purusha knows it: therefore is he called Kshetrajna.
Mbh.14.43.1798	The Kshetrajna perceives also the operations of the qualities and absence of their operations.
Mbh.14.43.1800	No one else attains, only the Kshetrajna attains, to that which is the highest and great and which transcend the qualities and those entities which are born of the qualities.
Mbh.14.43.1801	Hence one who understands duties, casting off qualities and the understanding, and having his sins destroyed, and transcending the qualities, enters the Kshetrajna.
Mbh.14.43.1802	One that is free from all pairs of opposites, that never bends his head to any one, that is divested of Swaha, that is immovable, and homeless, is the Kshetrajna.
Mbh.14.48.2029	Some learned men that are devoted to knowledge assert the unity of Kshetrajna and Nature.
Mbh.14.49.2075	It behoves thee to declare to us, after this, what is so mysterious, and what is the cause of the connection between the Kshetrajna and Nature.
Mbh.14.50.2087	I shall, after this, declare how the association and the dissociation takes place of Kshetrajna and Nature.
Mbh.14.50.2094	Kshetrajna being enjoyer, Nature is enjoyed.
Mbh.14.50.2096	Kshetrajna is, on the other hand, destitute of pairs of opposites, devoid of parts, eternal, and free, as regards its essence, from qualities.
Mbh.14.51.2178	The understanding proclaims power, and is called the Kshetrajna
Mbh.14.51.2180	The senses, the mind, and the understanding are always joined to the Kshetrajna.
Mbh.14.51.2190	In that forest the Kshetrajna always moves about.
Mbh.14.51.2213	Such a one should be known to be Kshetrajna in perfection.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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