स सर्वात्मा यथा यत्र समुल्लासमुपागतः । तिष्ठत्याशु तथा तत्र तद्रूप इव राजते ॥ ३१ ॥
sa sarvātmā yathā yatra samullāsamupāgataḥ | tiṣṭhatyāśu tathā tatra tadrūpa iva rājatē || 31 ||
Translation
That Self of all, wherever and however it comes to unfold, quickly stands so there, and shines as though it were of that form.
Word by word
- sa
- (saḥ) that
- sarvātmā
- Self of all
- yathā
- however
- yatra
- wherever
- samullāsam
- to unfold
- upāgataḥ
- comes
- tiṣṭhati
- stands
- āśu
- quickly
- tathā
- so
- tatra
- there
- tad
- of that
- rūpa
- form
- iva
- as though
- rājatē
- shines
Meaning
The commentary: wherever and however the Self of all comes to shine forth, there at once it stands so, and shines like that form. The weight falls on "as though". It takes every shape without becoming any shape, as the sun in a hundred pots of water is a hundred suns and one.