Shloka 13
Kṣetra–Kṣetrajña-Jñāna–Jñeya-Viveka
Field, Knower, Knowledge, and the Knowable
आहुस्त्वामृषय:” सर्वे देवर्षिनारिदस्तथा । असितो देवलो व्यास: स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे
āhus tvām ṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣir nāradas tathā | asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṁ caiva bravīṣi me ||
Arjuna berkata: “Semua resi menyatakan Engkau demikian; demikian pula resi ilahi Nārada. Begitu juga Asita, Devala, dan Vyāsa. Dan Engkau sendiri pun menyatakannya kepadaku.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Arjuna affirms Kṛṣṇa’s supreme status by appealing to multiple reliable sources—ancient sages, divine seers, and Kṛṣṇa’s own words—showing that spiritual knowledge is strengthened by both authoritative testimony (śruti/smṛti and realized teachers) and direct instruction from the realized source.
After hearing Kṛṣṇa’s teachings and divine manifestations, Arjuna responds with reverent confirmation: he notes that renowned sages like Nārada, Asita, Devala, and Vyāsa have already proclaimed Kṛṣṇa’s greatness, and that Kṛṣṇa Himself is now stating it directly to Arjuna on the battlefield.