स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे शृणु ॥ ३ ॥
tatkṣetraṃ yacca yādṛk ca yadvikāri yataśca yat .
sa ca yo yatprabhāvaśca tatsamāsena me śṛṇu .. 3 ..
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“That Kṣetra” refers to what was spoken of as ’this body’ (xiii 1). What that Kṣetra is: what it is in itself. Of what nature: what it is in its properties. And whence is what: what effects arise from what causes. Who He is etc.: Who He is that was spoken of as Kṣetrajña and what His powers (prabhavas, saktis, such as the power of seeing) are which arise from the upadhis or environments (such as the eye). Do thou hear My speech describing briefly the true nature of Kṣetra and Kṣetrajña in all these specific aspects: and on hearing that speech, thou wilt understand the truth—The (five) and’s imply that one should understand Kṣetra and Kṣetrajña in all these aspects.
The Doctrine extolled.
The Lord now extols what He has proposed to teach,—namely, the doctrine of the true nature of Kṣetra and Kṣetrajña,—with a view to interest the mind of the hearer.