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 ||
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ອິນທຣີຍະ, ຈິດ, ປັນຍາ, ສັດຕະວະ (ຄວາມບໍລິສຸດ), ຄວາມສະຫວ່າງໄສ, ກຳລັງ, ແລະຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງ—ພ້ອມທັງກາຍເປັນ “ເຂດ” (kṣetra) ແລະຜູ້ຮູ້ເຂດ (kṣetrajña) ຄືຕົນ—ວີດະກ່າວວ່າ ທັງໝົດນີ້ມີສະພາບເປັນວາສຸເທວະເອງ.
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.