Shloka 32
Kṣetra–Kṣetrajña-Jñāna–Jñeya-Viveka
Field, Knower, Knowledge, and the Knowable
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्न मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन । अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वाद: प्रवदतामहम्,हे अर्जुन! सृष्टियोंका आदि और अन्त तथा मध्य भी मैं ही हूँ। मैं विद्याओंमें अध्यात्मविद्यारं अर्थात् ब्रह्मविद्या और परस्पर विवाद करने-वालोंका तत्त्व- निर्णयके लिये किया जानेवाला वाद” हूँ
sargāṇām ādir antaś ca madhyaṃ caivāham arjuna | adhyātmavidyā vidyānāṃ vādaḥ pravadatām aham ||
Hỡi Arjuna! Trong mọi tạo thành, Ta là khởi nguyên, là chung cuộc, và cũng là chính giữa. Trong các ngành tri thức, Ta là tri kiến về Tự Ngã (brahma-vidyā); và trong những kẻ nói năng tranh biện, Ta là vādā—sự khảo cứu có kỷ luật nhằm tìm chân lý và kết luận đúng đắn.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Supreme identifies Himself as the origin, culmination, and sustaining middle of all created processes, and as the highest form of knowledge—Self-knowledge. He also sanctifies “vāda,” reasoned debate aimed at arriving at truth, presenting ethical discourse as a dharmic tool for discernment rather than victory or humiliation.
Within the battlefield dialogue, Krishna is enumerating His vibhūtis (manifest excellences) to stabilize Arjuna’s understanding and devotion. This verse highlights that the Lord pervades cosmic time (beginning–middle–end) and also guides human pursuits of learning and argument toward right conclusion.