Matsya Purana — Manvantaras, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

सांसिद्धिके शरीरे च बुद्ध्याव्यक्तस्तु चेतनः एवं विवृत्तः क्षेत्रज्ञः क्षेत्रं ह्यनभिसंधितः //

Transliteration

sāṃsiddhike śarīre ca buddhyāvyaktastu cetanaḥ evaṃ vivṛttaḥ kṣetrajñaḥ kṣetraṃ hyanabhisaṃdhitaḥ //

Translation

Même dans le corps perfectionné (sāṃsiddhika), le principe conscient demeure non manifesté à la buddhi (intellect). Ainsi, le Kṣetrajña, ainsi distingué, n’est pas véritablement lié au Kṣetra, le Champ.

Word by Word

• sāṃsiddhike: in the perfected/attained-by-siddhi

• śarīre: in the body

• ca: and

• buddhyā: to/for the intellect

• avyaktas: unmanifest, not directly apprehended

• tu: indeed/but

• cetanaḥ: the conscious principle, sentient self

• evaṃ: thus

• vivṛttaḥ: made distinct, separated out, discriminated

• kṣetrajñaḥ: the knower of the field (Self)

• kṣetram: the field (body-mind complex, prakṛti)

• hi: indeed

• anabhisaṃdhitaḥ: not conjoined/identified with, not bound up with

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Kṣetrajña
• Kṣetra
• Buddhi
• Cetana (Consciousness)

Tags

• Moksha
• Sankhya
• Kshetra-Kshetrajna
• Atman
• Detachment

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

Indirectly, it frames the Self (kṣetrajña) as untouched by changing conditions of the field (kṣetra); therefore even cosmic changes like pralaya pertain to the field, not to pure consciousness.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It supports disciplined action without ego-identification: a king or householder performs duties in the ‘field’ (body, mind, society) while remembering the Self is distinct, reducing attachment, fear, and grief.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; the takeaway is inner discipline—rituals and works belong to the kṣetra, while liberation comes from knowing the kṣetrajña as separate.