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TEXT 34 yatha prakasayaty ekah
SYNONYMS  yatha--as;
prakasayati--illuminates; ekah--one; krtsnam--the
whole; lokam--universe; imam--this; ravih--the sun;
ksetram--this body; ksetri--the soul; tatha--similarly;
krtsnam--all; prakasayati--illuminates; bharata--O
son of Bharata.
TRANSLATION 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 There are various
theories regarding consciousness. Here in Bhagavad-gita 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 production 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.
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