Shloka 13
Kṣetra–Kṣetrajña-Jñāna–Jñeya-Viveka
Field, Knower, Knowledge, and the Knowable
आहुस्त्वामृषय:” सर्वे देवर्षिनारिदस्तथा । असितो देवलो व्यास: स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे,अर्जुन बोले--आप परम ब्रह्म, परम धाम और परम पवित्र हैं;* क्योंकि आपको सब ऋषिगणः सनातन, दिव्य पुरुष एवं देवोंका भी आदिदेव, अजन्मा और सर्वव्यापी कहते हैं। वैसे ही देवर्षिः नारद तथा असित और देवल ऋषि तथा महर्षि व्यास भी कहते हैं? और स्वयं आप भी मेरे प्रति कहते हैं;
āhus tvām ṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣir nāradas tathā | asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṁ caiva bravīṣi me ||
Arjuna thưa: “Tất cả các bậc hiền triết đều nói về Ngài như thế; thánh hiền Nārada cũng vậy. Asita, Devala và Vyāsa cũng xác nhận điều ấy. Và chính Ngài cũng tự nói với con như vậy.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Arjuna affirms Kṛṣṇa’s supreme status by appealing to multiple reliable sources—ancient sages, divine seers, and Kṛṣṇa’s own words—showing that spiritual knowledge is strengthened by both authoritative testimony (śruti/smṛti and realized teachers) and direct instruction from the realized source.
After hearing Kṛṣṇa’s teachings and divine manifestations, Arjuna responds with reverent confirmation: he notes that renowned sages like Nārada, Asita, Devala, and Vyāsa have already proclaimed Kṛṣṇa’s greatness, and that Kṛṣṇa Himself is now stating it directly to Arjuna on the battlefield.