क्षेत्रं क्षेत्री तथा कृत्स्नं प्रकाशयति भारत।।13.34।।
English Translation By Swami Gambirananda
13.34 As the single sun illumines this whole world, similarly, O descendant of the Bharata dynasty, the Knower of the field illumines the whole field.
English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda
13.34 Yatha, as; ekam, the one; ravih, sun; prakasayati, illumines; imam, this; krtsnam, whole; lokam, world tatha, similarly;-who?-ksetri, the Knower of the field, i.e. the supreme Self, though one; prakasayati, illumines; krtsnam, the whole; ksetram, field, from the 'great elements' to 'fortitude' (cf. 5-6).
Here the illustration of the sun serves to highlight two aspects of the Self, viz that, like the sun, the Self is one in all the fields, and that It remains unaffected.
This verse is meant for summarizing the idea of the whole of this chapter:
English Translation By Swami Sivananda
13.34 Just as the one sun illumines the whole world, so also the Lord of the field (Supreme Self)
illumines the whole field, O Arjuna.
