Kshetrajna
Kshetrajna (क्षेत्रज्ञ) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Knower of the field of all embodied existence”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Kshetrajna (क्षेत्रज्ञ) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Knower of the field of all embodied existence”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Kshetrajna (क्षेत्रज्ञ, IAST: Kṣetrajña) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Knower of the field of all embodied existence”. From kṣetra (the field — the body and its constituents) and jña (the knower), this celebrated Gītā term designates Viṣṇu as the pure witness-consciousness that knows the field while remaining untouched by it.
Meaning, etymology & significance
The Bhagavad Gītā (13.1–2) famously expounds this very compound: the body is the kṣetra, and the one who knows it — the ātman identified with the supreme Puruṣa — is the kṣetrajña. Viṣṇu, as the universal Self, is the kṣetrajña in all kṣetras simultaneously, an omniscient presence that illuminates every field of experience from within. This name thus bridges the personal ātman and the universal Brahman in a single word.
Śaṅkarācārya and other commentators extensively gloss this epithet; as a boy's name, Kṣetrajña is traditionally used in learned Vaiṣṇava families, and the jña is pronounced like the compound 'gya' in many regional accents.
Scriptural source
Kshetrajna appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Vishnu.
Kshetrajna — Name Facts
- Meaning
- Knower of the field of all embodied existence
- Gender
- Hindu boy name
- Nakshatra
- Punarvasu
- Rashi
- Mithuna (Gemini)
- Numerology
- 2
Frequently asked questions
What does the name Kshetrajna mean?
Kshetrajna is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy name meaning “Knower of the field of all embodied existence”.
Is Kshetrajna a boy or girl name?
Kshetrajna is traditionally a Hindu boy name.
Which nakshatra and rashi suit the name Kshetrajna?
By the first-syllable rule of Vedic naming, Kshetrajna aligns with the Punarvasu nakshatra, under the Mithuna (Gemini) rashi.
What is the numerology number of Kshetrajna?
The Chaldean name number of Kshetrajna is 2.
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