The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field

Krishna completes the description of the Supreme. 'Jyotiṣām api taj jyotis'—it is the light of all lights. The Supreme is the source of all light—physical, mental, spiritual. 'Tamasaḥ param ucyate'—it is said to be beyond darkness. The Supreme is beyond ignorance, beyond the field's limitations. 'Jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ jñāna-gamyam'—it is knowledge, that which is to be known, and that which is to be attained through knowledge. The Supreme is the source of knowledge, the object of knowledge, and the goal of knowledge. 'Hṛdi sarvasya viṣṭhitam'—it is situated in the hearts of all. The Supreme is present in everyone—not distant, not separate, but present in the heart. This verse completes the description of the Supreme as the ultimate knower—the light that illuminates all, beyond darkness, present in all hearts. When you understand this, you recognize the Supreme as the ultimate reality—the source of all, present in all, the goal of all knowledge.