Three principles exist everywhere: the field, the individual soul, and the Supreme Soul overseeing all.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Bhagavad-gītā 13.4 — August 12, 1973, Paris 730812BG-PARIS [40:14 Minutes] Bg-13.04_730812BG-PARIS Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] tat kṣetraṁ yac ca yādṛk ca yad vikārī yataś ca yat sa ca yo yat prabhāvaś ca tat samāsena me śṛṇu [Bg. 13.4] [break] [leads chanting of synonyms] tat—that; kṣetram—field of activities; yat—as; ca—also; yādṛk—as it is; ca—also; yat—what is; vikāri—changes; yataḥ—from which; ca—also; yat—one; saḥ—he; ca—also; yaḥ—one; yat—which; prabhāvaḥ ca—influence also; tat—that; samāsena—in detail; me—from Me; śṛṇu—understand.
[02:27] Translation: "Now please hear My brief description of this field of activity and how it is constituted, what its changes are, whence it is produced, who that knower of the field of activities is, and what his influences are." Prabhupāda: Tat kṣetram [Bg. 13.4]. Idaṁ śarīraṁ kaunteya kṣetram ity abhidhīyate [Bg. 13.2]. So Kṛṣṇa has already explained, kṣetra means idaṁ śarīram. Śarīram means this body. Tat kṣetram.
First of all, you have to understand that this body or any field of action, anywhere, the three things are there: the field of activities, the owner of the field and the supervisor of the field. You can check and tally anywhere. So Kṛṣṇa says, kṣetra-jñaṁ cāpi māṁ viddhi. There are two kṣetrajñaḥ and one kṣetra: one field of activity and two personalities, kṣetrajñaḥ.
One is to be supposed as occupier, and the other is supposed to be the owner. Just like in this house we are occupier. The house is kṣetra, field of activities; the landlord is the owner; and we are the occupier. Two kṣetrajñaḥ. This property is interest for two persons.
One is the occupier and the other is the owner. Similarly, anywhere, any part of the world, anywhere you go, you will find these three things: one, the field of activities, and the other two means one occupier and one owner. If one understands these three things, and he can study everywhere these three things, then, kṣetra-kṣetrajñayor yad jñānam. This knowledge, to understand everywhere that there is a field of activity and two persons are interested in that field of activity...
One is the owner, another is the occupier. If you study these three things only, then, taj-jñānaṁ. Jñānam. That is knowledge.
Otherwise all rascals and fools, that's all. Mataṁ mama. [aside:] Don't sit like that. This is jñānam. But ask anybody at the present moment who is the owner, who is the occupier and what is the field of activities. If you ask three things, nobody will be able to answer.