Bhagavad Gita 13.34 · Krishna
Like the sun lighting the world
यथा प्रकाशयत्येकः कृत्स्नं लोकमिमं रविः।
क्षेत्रं क्षेत्री तथा कृत्स्नं प्रकाशयति भारत॥
yathā prakāśayatyekaḥ kṛtsnaṃ lokamimaṃ raviḥkṣetraṃ kṣetrī tathā kṛtsnaṃ prakāśayati bhārata
As the one sun lights up this whole world, so the knower of the field lights up the whole field, Bharata.
Words
- kṣetra
What it means
Krishna gives a final image. One sun lights the whole world. In the same way, the kshetri, the knower of the field, consciousness, lights up the whole kshetra, the field of body and mind. Every thought, feeling and sensation is seen because that inner light shines on it.
The story
Arjuna has been lost in the dark of confusion. Krishna shows him that an inner sun has been shining all along. Even his confusion was lit by it. That's how he could see it.
In your life
Step into morning sunlight and feel how everything becomes visible. Your awareness does the same for your inner world. Pause in sunlight today and notice the light inside too.
An inner sun lights everything you know.