Shloka 136
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धि: सत्त्वं तेजो बल॑ धृति: । वासुदेवात्मकान्याहु: क्षेत्र क्षेत्र् एव च
indriyāṇi mano buddhiḥ sattvaṃ tejo balaṃ dhṛtiḥ | vāsudevātmakāny āhuḥ kṣetra-kṣetrajña eva ca ||
Dijo Bhīṣma: Los sentidos, la mente, el intelecto, la pureza (sattva), el resplandor, la fuerza y la firmeza—y asimismo el cuerpo como el campo (kṣetra) y el conocedor del campo (kṣetrajña), el sí mismo—son declarados por el Veda como de la misma naturaleza de Vāsudeva.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
All components of embodied experience—senses, mind, intellect, inner qualities, strength, and even the body (kṣetra) and the self (kṣetrajña)—are affirmed as manifestations of Vāsudeva. Ethically, this supports disciplined living: mastery of faculties, purity of intention, and devotion grounded in the recognition of the divine pervading all.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he presents a theological-ethical vision: the Veda proclaims Vāsudeva as the essence behind both the instruments of action/knowledge and the very framework of embodiment and selfhood.