यो यो नामेह दृष्टान्तो ब्रह्मतत्त्वावबोधने । दीयते स स बोद्धव्यः स्वप्नजातो जगद्गतः ॥ ५५ ॥
yō yō nāmēha dṛṣṭāntō brahmatattvāvabōdhanē | dīyatē sa sa bōddhavyaḥ svapnajātō jagadgataḥ || 55 ||
Translation
Whatever illustration is given here for teaching the truth of Brahman is to be understood as belonging to the world, born in a dream.
Word by word
- yō
- (yaḥ) whatever
- nāma
- indeed
- iha
- here
- dṛṣṭāntō
- (dṛṣṭāntaḥ) illustration
- brahmatattva
- of the truth of Brahman
- avabōdhanē
- for teaching
- dīyatē
- is given
- sa
- (saḥ) it
- bōddhavyaḥ
- is to be understood
- svapna
- in a dream
- jātō
- (jātaḥ) born
- jagad
- the world
- gataḥ
- as belonging to
Meaning
The commentary: every illustration given for Brahman is, like the things seen in a dream, within the unreal world, for there is no second reality beside the one being, consciousness and bliss. So there is no perfect likeness to be found. Nothing outside Brahman could be its exact image.