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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 2.36

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Ullāsas
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Ullāsa 2 · Verse 36

Verse 36

गूढः सर्वेषु भूतेषु सर्वव्यापी सनातनः । सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासः सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितः ॥ ३६ ॥

gūḍhaḥ sarvēṣu bhūtēṣu sarvavyāpī sanātanaḥ | sarvēndriyaguṇābhāsaḥ sarvēndriyavivarjitaḥ || 36 ||

Translation

hidden in all beings, pervading all, eternal; he gives light to all the senses and their objects, yet is without any sense himself;

Word by word

gūḍhaḥ
hidden
sarvēṣu
in all
bhūtēṣu
beings
sarvavyāpī
all-pervading
sanātanaḥ
eternal
sarvēndriyaguṇābhāsaḥ
illuminating all the senses and their objects
sarvēndriyavivarjitaḥ
free of all the senses

Meaning

Sanātana is glossed as without beginning or end; sarvendriyaguṇābhāsa as the one who makes all the senses and their objects appear.