अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम् | जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्
apareyamitastvanyāṃ prakṛtiṃ viddhi me parām . jīvabhūtāṃ mahābāho yayedaṃ dhāryate jagat
O du Starkarmiger, dies ist die niedere (Prakriti). Wisse aber, dass Meine andere Prakriti, die höhere, die Form der individuellen Seelen (Jivas) angenommen hat und durch die dieses Universum erhalten wird.
O mighty-armed one, this is the inferior (Prakrti). Know the other Prakrti of Mine which, however, is higher than this, which has taken the from of individual souls, and by which this world is uphelp.
Hier offenbart der Herr Seine höhere Natur (Para Prakriti), die im Gegensatz zur materiellen, niederen Natur steht. Diese höhere Prakriti ist das Lebenselement, das Bewusstsein, das sich als individuelle Seele (Jiva) manifestiert und das gesamte Universum belebt und aufrechterhält.
The eightfold Nature described in the previous verse is the inferior Nature. It constitutes the Kshetra or the field or matter. It is impure. It generates evil and causes bondage. But the superior Nature is pure. It is My very Self? Kshetrajna (knower of the field or Spirit) by which life is sustained? and that which enters within the whole world and upholds it. It is the very lifeelement or the principle of Selfconsciousness? by which this universe is sustained.