Bhagavadgītā-4comm with the commentaries · Chapter 108

madhusūdanaḥ :
dhyānābhyāsa-vaśīkṛtena manasā tan nirguṇaṃ niṣkriyaṃ
jyotiḥ kiṃcana yogino yadi paraṃ paśyanti paśyantu te |
asmākaṃ tu tad eva locana-camatkārāya bhūyāc ciraṃ
kālindī-pulineṣu yat kim api tan nīlaṃ maho dhāvati ||
prathama-madhyama-ṣaṭkayos tat-tvaṃ-padārthāv uktāv uttaras tu ṣaṭko vākyārtha-niṣṭhaḥ samyag-dhī-pradhāno 'dhunārabhyate | tatra - teṣām ahaṃ samuddhartā mṛtyu-saṃsāra-sāgarād bhavāmi [Gītā 12.7] iti prāg uktam | na cātma-jñāna-lakṣaṇān mṛtyor ātma-jñānaṃ vinoddharaṇaṃ sambhavati | ato yādṛśenātma-jñānena mṛtyu-saṃsāra-nivṛttir yena ca tattva-jñānena yuktā adveṣṭṛtvādi-guṇa-śālinaḥ saṃnyāsinaḥ prāgvyākhyātās tadātma-tattva-jñānaṃ vaktavyam | tac cādvitīyena paramātmanā saha jīvasyābhedam eva viṣayīkaroti | tad-bheda-bhrama-hetukatvāt sarvānarthasya |
tatra jīvānāṃ saṃsāriṇāṃ pratikṣetraṃ bhinnānām asaṃsāriṇaikena paramātmanā katham abhedaḥ syād ity āśaṅkāyāṃ saṃsārasya bhinnatvasya cāvidyā-kalpitānātma-dharmatvān na jīvasya saṃsāritvaṃ bhinnatvaṃ ceti vacanīyam | tad arthaṃ dehendriyāntaḥ-karaṇebhyaḥ kṣetrebhyo vivekena kṣetrajñaḥ puruṣo jīvaḥ pratikṣetram eka eva nirvikāra iti pratipādanāya kṣetra-kṣetrajña-vivekaḥ kriyate 'sminn adhyāye | tatra ye dve prakṛtī bhūmy-ādi-kṣetra-rūpatayā jīva-rūpa-kṣetrajñatayā cāpara-para-śabda-vācye sūcite tad-vivekena tattvaṃ
nirūpayiṣyan śrī-bhagavān uvāca idaṃ śarīram iti |
idam indriyāntaḥ-karaṇa-sahitaṃ bhogāyatanaṃ śarīraṃ he kaunteya ! kṣetram ity abhidhīyate | sasyasyevāsminn asakṛt karmaṇaḥ phalasya nirvṛtteḥ | etad yo vetti ahaṃ mamety abhimanyate taṃ kṣetrajña iti prāhuḥ kṛṣībalavat tat-phala-bhoktṛtvāt | tad-vidaḥ kṣetra-kṣetrajñayor viveka-vidaḥ | atra cābhidhīyata iti karmaṇi prayogeṇa kṣetrasya jaḍatvāt karmatvaṃ kṣetrajña-śabde ca dvityāṃ vinaveti-śabdam āharan svaprakāśatvāt karmatvābhāvam avivekina evāhuḥ sthūla-dṛśām agocaratvād iti kathayituṃ vilakṣaṇa-vacana-vyaktyaikatra kartṛ-padopādānena ca nirdiśati bhagavān