Shloka 36
Kṣetra–Kṣetrajña-Jñāna–Jñeya-Viveka
Field, Knower, Knowledge, and the Knowable
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् । जयो<स्मि व्यवसायो<स्मि सत्त्वं सत्ववतामहम्
dyūtaṁ chalayatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham | jayo 'smi vyavasāyo 'smi sattvaṁ sattvavatām aham ||
Tuhan Yang Maha Mulia berfirman: “Dalam kalangan yang menipu, Akulah perjudian; dalam kalangan yang bercahaya, Akulah sinar kemegahan. Dalam kalangan yang menang, Akulah kemenangan; dalam kalangan yang bertekad, Akulah azam yang teguh; dan dalam kalangan yang teguh dalam kebaikan, Akulah kekuatan batin yang murni.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
All forms of power—splendor, victory, resolve, even the capacity for deception—ultimately arise from the same supreme source; therefore one must govern such capacities through dharma, cultivating sattva and using strength and intelligence responsibly rather than for adharma.
In the Bhīṣma Parva’s teaching discourse, the speaker enumerates manifestations of the divine in the world, identifying Himself with prominent forces and qualities—here, gambling among deceivers, brilliance among the brilliant, victory, determination, and sattvic strength.