Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 70
Sāṅkhya: Categories of the Absolute Truth and the Unfolding of Creation
Tattva-vicāra
चित्तेन हृदयं चैत्य: क्षेत्रज्ञ: प्राविशद्यदा । विराट् तदैव पुरुष: सलिलादुदतिष्ठत ॥ ७० ॥
cittena hṛdayaṁ caityaḥ kṣetra-jñaḥ prāviśad yadā virāṭ tadaiva puruṣaḥ salilād udatiṣṭhata
Ngunit nang pumasok sa puso, kasama ang kamalayan, ang Panloob na Tagapamahala—ang Kṣetrajña, ang diyos na namamahala sa kamalayan—noon ding sandali bumangon ang Virāṭ-puruṣa mula sa mga tubig na sanhi.
FAQs
This verse identifies the kṣetrajña as the indwelling witness (caitya) who enters and illumines the heart and mind, enabling manifestation and ordered experience within creation.
The verse teaches that mere material elements are inert; when the indwelling conscious principle (the inner witness) is present, the universal form becomes active and creation can manifest in an organized way.
Remembering the inner witness cultivates mindfulness and moral restraint—acting with awareness that the Supersoul observes within helps steady the mind and purify intentions.