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CC Madhya 24.309

Text

“kṣetrajña ātmā puruṣaḥ
pradhānaṁ prakṛtiḥ striyām”

Synonyms

kṣetra-jñaḥ — the word kṣetrajña; ātmā — the living entity; puruṣaḥ — the enjoyer; pradhānam — the chief; prakṛtiḥ — the material nature; striyām — in the feminine gender.

Translation

“ ‘The word ‘kṣetrajña’ refers to the living entity, the enjoyer, the chief and material nature.’

Purport

This is a quotation from the Svarga-varga (7) of the Amara-kośa dictionary.