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yathā prakāśayaty ekaḥ
kṛtsnaṁ lokam imaṁ raviḥ
kṣetraṁ kṣetrī tathā kṛtsnaṁ
prakāśayati bhārata

Synonyms

yathā — nagu; prakāśayati — valgustab; ekaḥ — üks; kṛtsnam — kogu; lokam — universumit; imam — seda; raviḥ — Päike; kṣetram — seda keha; kṣetrī — hing; tathā — samamoodi; kṛtsnam — kõike; prakāśayati — valgustab; bhārata — oo, Bharata poeg.

yathā — as; prakāśayati — illuminates; ekaḥ — one; kṛtsnam — the whole; lokam — universe; imam — this; raviḥ — sun; kṣetram — this body; kṣetrī — the soul; tathā — similarly; kṛtsnam — all; prakāśayati — illuminates; bhārata — O son of Bharata.

Translation

Oo, Bharata poeg, samamoodi nagu Päike valgustab üksinda kogu universumit, valgustab kehas asetsev elusolend kogu keha teadvusega.

O son of Bharata, as the sun alone illuminates all this universe, so does the living entity, one within the body, illuminate the entire body by consciousness.

Purport

Teadvuse kohta eksisteerib suur hulk erinevaid teooriaid. „Bhagavad-gītās" tuuakse siinkohal näide Päikesest ja päikesevalgusest. Nii nagu Päike valgustab ühes paigas asudes kogu universumit, valgustab väike osake, vaimne hing, kogu keha teadvusega, ehkki ta asetseb keha südames. Seega on teadvus kinnitus hinge kohalolekust, nii nagu päikesevalgus on kinnitus Päikese kohalolust. Kui hing viibib kehas, läbib kogu keha teadvus, ning niipea kui hing kehast lahkub, kaotab keha teadvuse. Iga arukas inimene suudab seda selgesti mõista. Teadvus ei ole seega materiaalsete elementide kombinatsioon. See on elusolendi kohaloleku tunnuseks. Elusolendi teadvus, ehkki omadustelt samane kõrgeima teadvusega, ei ole kõrgeim, sest ühe elusolendi teadvus ei levi teistesse kehadesse. Kuid Ülihing, kes viibib iga elusolendi kehas individuaalse hinge sõbrana, omab teadvust kõikidest kehadest. Selles seisneb erinevus kõrgeima teadvuse ja individuaalse teadvuse vahel.

There are various theories regarding consciousness. Here in Bhagavad-gītā the example of the sun and the sunshine is given. As the sun is situated in one place but is illuminating the whole universe, so a small particle of spirit soul, although situated in the heart of this body, is illuminating the whole body by consciousness. Thus consciousness is the proof of the presence of the soul, as sunshine or light is the proof of the presence of the sun. When the soul is present in the body, there is consciousness all over the body, and as soon as the soul has passed from the body there is no more consciousness. This can be easily understood by any intelligent man. Therefore consciousness is not a product of the combinations of matter. It is the symptom of the living entity. The consciousness of the living entity, although qualitatively one with the supreme consciousness, is not supreme, because the consciousness of one particular body does not share that of another body. But the Supersoul, which is situated in all bodies as the friend of the individual soul, is conscious of all bodies. That is the difference between supreme consciousness and individual consciousness.