Shloka 19
Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga
Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञतत्त्वज्ञा: स्वयज्ञपरिनिछिता:
kṣetrakṣetrajñatattvajñāḥ svayajñapariniścitāḥ
Chūlādhāra berkata: “Mereka yang sungguh mengetahui hakikat ‘medan’ (kṣetra) dan ‘yang mengetahui medan’ (kṣetrajña), serta teguh berdiam dalam disiplin yajña batin mereka sendiri—mereka mantap dalam pengertian yang benar.”
चुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
True spiritual maturity is marked by clear discernment between the ‘field’ (body–mind and changing nature) and the ‘knower’ (the witnessing consciousness), together with steadiness in inner sacrifice—self-discipline and inward offering—rather than mere reliance on outward ritual.
In the Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, Chūlādhāra continues to teach by defining the qualities of genuine knowers: they possess metaphysical clarity (kṣetra/kṣetrajña) and are firmly established in an inwardly oriented yajña, presenting an ethical-spiritual standard for right living.