अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम् | जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्
apareyamitastvanyāṃ prakṛtiṃ viddhi me parām . jīvabhūtāṃ mahābāho yayedaṃ dhāryate jagat
Ô toi aux bras puissants, cette Prakriti est inférieure. Mais connais Mon autre Prakriti, supérieure à celle-ci, qui est l'âme individuelle (jīvabhūtā) et par laquelle ce monde est soutenu.
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.
Après avoir décrit la nature inférieure (Apara Prakriti), le Seigneur révèle ici Sa nature supérieure (Para Prakriti). Cette Para Prakriti est l'élément de vie, le principe de conscience qui anime et soutient l'univers entier, se manifestant sous la forme des âmes individuelles (jīva).
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.