अस्याधिष्ठातृ देवेशि सर्वव्यापि सनातनम् । अवितर्क्क्यं निरातङ्कं वाचातीतं निरञ्जनम् ॥ ३६ ॥
asyādhiṣṭhātṛ dēvēśi sarvavyāpi sanātanam | avitarkkyaṁ nirātaṅkaṁ vācātītaṁ nirañjanam || 36 ||
Translation
Its presiding deity, O queen of the gods, is the all-pervading, the eternal, beyond reasoning, beyond fear, beyond speech, the stainless.
Word by word
- asyādhiṣṭhātṛ
- its presiding (deity)
- dēvēśi
- O queen of the gods
- sarvavyāpi
- all-pervading
- sanātanam
- eternal
- avitarkkyaṁ
- beyond reasoning
- nirātaṅkaṁ
- beyond fear
- vācātītaṁ
- beyond speech
- nirañjanam
- stainless
Meaning
That is, the Brahman itself. Each word is glossed: eternal, without beginning or end; beyond reasoning, inconceivable; stainless, beyond the reach of mind and eye.