तृतीयतत्त्वलक्षणम्, चतुर्थतत्त्वलक्षणम्The marks of the third and fourth tattvas
Verse 107
सुलभं भूमिजातञ्च जीवानां जीवनञ्च यत् । आयुर्मूलं त्रिजगतां चतुर्थतत्त्वलक्षणम् ॥ १०७ ॥
sulabhaṁ bhūmijātañca jīvānāṁ jīvanañca yat | āyurmūlaṁ trijagatāṁ caturthatattvalakṣaṇam || 107 ||
Translation
That which is easily had, born of the earth, the life of living beings, the root of life for the three worlds: that is the mark of the fourth tattva.
Word by word
- sulabhaṁ
- easily had
- bhūmi
- of the earth
- jātañ
- (jātam) born
- ca
- and
- jīvānāṁ
- of living beings
- jīvanañ
- (jīvanam) the life
- yat
- that which
- āyur
- (āyuḥ) of life
- mūlaṁ
- the root
- tri
- three
- jagatāṁ
- of the worlds
- caturtha
- of the fourth
- tattva
- tattva
- lakṣaṇam
- the mark
Meaning
The fourth tattva is mudrā, here meaning parched grain, food from the earth. Its marks: easily obtained, born of the ground, the very life of beings, the root of life for the three worlds. Grain is what sustains every living thing; the tattva is the ordinary bread of life, raised to an offering. What the Tantra prescribes here is its own teaching, given as the text presents it; taking up any practice is a matter for one's tradition and teacher.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 106.