Shloka 13

Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī

Devanagari script

इष्टसत्रेण संसिद्धों भूयश्व॒ तपसा55सुरि: । क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोव्र्यक्ति बुबुधे देवदर्शन:

Transliteration

iṣṭasatreṇa saṃsiddho bhūyaś ca tapasa āsuriḥ | kṣetra-kṣetrajñayor vyaktiṃ bubudhe deva-darśanaḥ ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଜ୍ଞାନଯଜ୍ଞରୂପ ଇଷ୍ଟସତ୍ର ଦ୍ୱାରା ସିଦ୍ଧି ପାଇ ଏବଂ ପୁନର୍ବାର ତପସ୍ୟା ଦ୍ୱାରା, ଦିବ୍ୟଦର୍ଶନସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ଆସୁରି ‘କ୍ଷେତ୍ର’ ଓ ‘କ୍ଷେତ୍ରଜ୍ଞ’ର ଭେଦକୁ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ଭାବେ ବୁଝିଲେ।

Word by Word

• इष्टसत्रेण: by the (well-)performed sacrificial session
• इष्टसत्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्टसत्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• संसिद्धः: fully accomplished/perfected
• संसिद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूयः: again; further; moreover
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तपसा: by austerity/penance
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• आसुरिः: Asuri (proper name)
• आसुरिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसुरि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोः: of the field and the knower of the field
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• व्यक्तिम्: manifestation; clear distinction
• व्यक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• बुबुधे: he understood; he realized
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• देवदर्शनः: having divine vision; seeing the gods
• देवदर्शनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवदर्शन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Asuri
• Kshetra
• Kshetrajna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True wisdom is the clear discrimination between kṣetra (the changing body-mind field) and kṣetrajña (the conscious knower). Such discernment is gained through disciplined tapas and the ‘sacrifice’ of knowledge—an inner, ethical-spiritual practice rather than mere external ritual.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma cites the sage Asuri as an exemplar: through successful sacred practice and austerity, Asuri attains divine vision and realizes the distinction between the experiential realm and the witnessing self, reinforcing the Shanti Parva’s instruction on liberation-oriented understanding.