क्षणं ताराविरचितं क्षणमर्केण भूषितम् । क्षणमिन्दुकृताह्लादं क्षणं सर्वबहिष्कृतम् ॥ २९ ॥
kṣaṇaṁ tārāviracitaṁ kṣaṇamarkēṇa bhūṣitam | kṣaṇamindukṛtāhlādaṁ kṣaṇaṁ sarvabahiṣkṛtam || 29 ||
Translation
for a moment it is made of stars, for a moment adorned with the sun, for a moment delighted by the moon, for a moment cast out of all.
Word by word
- kṣaṇaṁ
- for a moment
- tārā
- of stars
- viracitaṁ
- it is made
- kṣaṇam
- for a moment
- arkēṇa
- with the sun
- bhūṣitam
- adorned
- indu
- by the moon
- kṛta
- made
- āhlādaṁ
- delighted
- sarva
- of all
- bahiṣkṛtam
- cast out
Meaning
Stars, sun, moon, and then empty of all: each is a moment of the one sky. The commentary: in a moment it is without any of them. The sky itself remains, untouched by what passes over it. The image hints at the witness that does not change.