Shloka 93
अविद्याबीज-निरूपणं, योगस्वरूप-उपदेशः, मूर्तहरिधारणा-समाधि, जनकवंशीय-राजर्षिसंवादः
क्षेत्रज्ञः करणी ज्ञानं करणं तेन तस्य तत् निष्पाद्य मुक्तिकार्यं वै कृतकृत्यं निवर्तते
kṣetrajñaḥ karaṇī jñānaṃ karaṇaṃ tena tasya tat niṣpādya muktikāryaṃ vai kṛtakṛtyaṃ nivartate
O Kṣetrajña—o Conhecedor interior—faz do conhecimento a sua obra sagrada, e o conhecimento torna-se seu instrumento. Por esse instrumento ele realiza a obra da libertação; cumprido o propósito, recolhe-se como quem concluiu a tarefa.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Concept: The kṣetrajña (inner knower) takes knowledge as his sacred undertaking and uses it as an instrument to complete the sole task—liberation—after which he abides in cessation.
Vedantic Theme: Atman
Application: Treat self-inquiry and discernment as daily sādhanā; use study, reflection, and meditation as instruments, then rest in non-reactive witnessing once clarity is established.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms an inner knower (self) whose fulfillment is mokṣa; in Viśiṣṭādvaita this knower is a real self whose knowledge culminates in God-realization and loving dependence, not self-annihilation.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Antaryamin: Yes
FAQs
Here Kṣetrajña is the conscious knower within, who uses true knowledge as the means to accomplish liberation and then withdraws from binding action.
Parāśara presents jñāna both as the ‘work to be done’ and as the ‘instrument’—by cultivating discernment, the seeker completes the liberative task (muktikārya) and becomes kṛtakṛtya, fulfilled.
Though Vishnu is not named in this verse, the teaching aligns with the Purana’s Vedantic frame: liberation is attained through right knowledge that culminates in freedom from saṃsāra under the sovereignty of the Supreme Reality upheld throughout the text.