Word meanings
- yathā
- as
- prakāśayati
- illumines
- ekaḥ
- one
- kṛtsnam
- entire
- lokam
- solar system
- imam
- this
- raviḥ
- sun
- kṣetram
- the body
- kṣetrī
- the soul
- tathā
- so
- kṛtsnam
- entire
- prakāśayati
- illumine
- bhārata
- Arjun, the son of Bharat
Translations
Just as the one sun illuminates the entire world, so too does the Lord of the field (Supreme Self) illuminate the entire field, O Arjuna.
As the one Sun illuminates the entire earth, so the Lord illuminates the entire universe.
As the single sun illuminates this entire world, similarly, O descendant of the Bharata dynasty, the Knower of the field illuminates the entire field.
हे भरतवंशोद्भव अर्जुन ! जैसे एक ही सूर्य सम्पूर्ण संसारको प्रकाशित करता है, ऐसे ही क्षेत्री (क्षेत्रज्ञ, आत्मा) सम्पूर्ण क्षेत्रको प्रकाशित करता है।Commentary
The Supreme Self is one. It illumines the whole matter from the Unmanifested down to the blade of grass or a lump of clay, from the great elements down to firmness or fortitude. (Cf. verses 5 and 6.) Just as the sun is one, just as the sun illumines the whole world, just as the sun is not tainted, so also the Self is One in all bodies? It illumines all the bodies and It is not contaminated.