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TEXT 19 iti ksetram tatha jnanam
SYNONYMS  iti--thus;
ksetram--the field of activities (the body); tatha--also;
jnanam--knowledge; jneyam--the knowable; ca--also;
uktam--described; samasatah--in summary; mat-bhaktah--My
devotee; etat--all this; vijnaya--after understanding; mat-bhavaya--My
nature; upapadyate--attains.
TRANSLATION Thus the
field of activities [the body], knowledge and the knowable have been summarily
described by Me. Only My devotees can understand this thoroughly and thus
attain to My nature.
PURPORT The Lord has
described in summary the body, knowledge and the knowable. This knowledge
is of three things: the knower, the knowable and the process of knowing.
Combined, these are called vijnana, or the science of knowledge.
Perfect knowledge can be understood by the unalloyed devotees of the Lord
directly. Others are unable to understand. The monists say that at the
ultimate stage these three items become one, but the devotees do not accept
this. Knowledge and development of knowledge mean understanding oneself
in Krsna consciousness. We are being led by material consciousness, but
as soon as we transfer all consciousness to Krsna's activities and realize
that Krsna is everything, then we attain real knowledge. In other words,
knowledge is nothing but the preliminary stage of understanding devotional
service perfectly.
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