[Advaita-l] The Kshetrajna - Paramatman identity in the Mahabharata

[V Subrahmanian]

This identity between the observer consciousness and the Supreme Brahman is
the seminal teaching of the Upanishads, Brahma sutras and Bhagavadgita.  We
find a very pithy verse in the Mahabharata on this theme:

It occurs in the Shanti Parvan, Chapter 188, shloka 23:

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आत्मा क्षेत्रज्ञ इत्युक्तः संयुक्तः प्राकृतैर्गुणैः।

तैरेव तु विनिर्मुक्तः परमात्मेत्युदाहृतः॥ शान्ति.१८७/२३॥

An article with citations from the Shaankara Bhashya and Nilakantha's
commentary on the above verse is available here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-EAJU6xqkDQ97qEOItQmHfVRF4iFXN2X/view?usp=sharing

regards
subbu