यतो विश्वं समुद्भूतं येन जातञ्च तिष्ठति । यस्मिन् सर्वाणि लीयन्ते ज्ञेयं तद्ब्रह्म लक्षणैः ॥ ९ ॥
yatō viśvaṁ samudbhūtaṁ yēna jātañca tiṣṭhati | yasmin sarvāṇi līyantē jñēyaṁ tadbrahma lakṣaṇaiḥ || 9 ||
Translation
That from which the universe arose, by which, once born, it stands, and into which all things dissolve: so is Brahman to be known by its marks.
Word by word
- yatō
- from which
- viśvaṁ
- the universe
- samudbhūtaṁ
- arose
- yēna
- by which
- jātañca
- and, once born
- tiṣṭhati
- stands
- yasmin
- in which
- sarvāṇi
- all things
- līyantē
- dissolve
- jñēyaṁ
- to be known
- tadbrahma
- that Brahman
- lakṣaṇaiḥ
- by its marks
Meaning
These are the taṭastha-lakṣaṇas, the marks of Brahman as cause: origin, support and dissolution of the world.