Shloka 13
Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī
इष्टसत्रेण संसिद्धों भूयश्व॒ तपसा55सुरि: । क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोव्र्यक्ति बुबुधे देवदर्शन:
iṣṭasatreṇa saṃsiddho bhūyaś ca tapasa āsuriḥ | kṣetra-kṣetrajñayor vyaktiṃ bubudhe deva-darśanaḥ ||
毗湿摩说：“凭借真实知见之祭而臻于圆满，又以苦行（tapas）再加锤炼，具天眼的圣者阿修利清晰觉悟：‘田’（kṣetra，具身经验之域）与‘知田者’（kṣetrajña，觉知之我）彼此有别。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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.