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Kshetrajna

Kshetrajna is a word from a language called Sanskrit that means "knower of the field". But what does that even mean?

Imagine a big farm with lots of different crops growing in it. The person who knows all about the farm and how to make the crops grow is like the kshetrajna of the farm.

Now, let's imagine that our body is like a farm. It has lots of different parts that all work together to keep you healthy and strong. The kshetrajna of your body is like the smart person who knows all about how your body works and how to keep it healthy.

In Hindu philosophy, kshetrajna refers to the soul or consciousness inside our body that controls everything we do. It's like the captain of a ship that tells the crew what to do and where to go. Our kshetrajna is what gives us our personality and our sense of self.

So, in short, kshetrajna means the person who knows about something or the consciousness that controls our body and makes us who we are.