अहं जगदिति प्रौढो द्रष्टृदृश्यपिशाचकः । पिशाचोऽर्कोदयेनेव स्वयं शाम्यत्ययत्नतः ॥ ३७ ॥
ahaṁ jagaditi prauḍhō draṣṭṛdṛśyapiśācakaḥ | piśācō’rkōdayēnēva svayaṁ śāmyatyayatnataḥ || 37 ||
Translation
The full-grown goblin of seer and seen, 'I' and 'the world', subsides of itself without effort, as a goblin does at sunrise.
Word by word
- ahaṁ
- I
- jagad
- the world
- iti
- thus
- prauḍhō
- (prauḍhaḥ) full-grown
- draṣṭṛ
- of seer
- dṛśya
- and seen
- piśācakaḥ
- the goblin
- piśācō
- (piśācaḥ) a goblin
- arka
- of the sun
- udayēna
- at the rising
- iva
- as
- svayaṁ
- of itself
- śāmyati
- subsides
- ayatnataḥ
- without effort
Meaning
The commentary: as a goblin vanishes at sunrise, so the strong demon of seer and seen, 'I' and 'this world', disappears without labour; when both are quieted only the pure Self, as witness, remains. The goblin is not fought. The sun simply rises.