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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 2.37

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Ullāsas
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Ullāsa 2 · Verse 37

Verse 37

लोकातीतो लोकहेतुरवाङ्मनसगोचरः । स वेत्ति विश्वं सर्वज्ञस्तं न जानाति कश्चन ॥ ३७ ॥

lōkātītō lōkahēturavāṅmanasagōcaraḥ | sa vētti viśvaṁ sarvajñastaṁ na jānāti kaścana || 37 ||

Translation

beyond the worlds and the cause of the worlds, beyond the reach of speech and mind. All-knowing, he knows the universe; but no one knows him.

Word by word

lōkātītō
beyond the worlds
lōkahēturavāṅmanasagōcaraḥ
the cause of the worlds, beyond speech and mind
sa
he
vētti
knows
viśvaṁ
the universe
sarvajñastaṁ
all-knowing; him
na
not
jānāti
knows
kaścana
anyone

Meaning

From this the commentary concludes that the Supreme Self alone is real, and everything other than it is unreal, not being of this kind.