Sacred Texts
Yoga Vāsiṣṭha cover

॥ श्री ॥vedantaFor reading

Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.1.29

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 1 · Verse 29

Verse 29

यदि राम जगद्दृश्यमस्ति तत्प्रतिबिम्बति । परमाणूदरेऽप्यस्मिंश्चिदादर्शे तथैव हि ॥ २९ ॥

yadi rāma jagaddṛśyamasti tatpratibimbati | paramāṇūdarē’pyasmiṁścidādarśē tathaiva hi || 29 ||

Translation

If the seen world exists, Rāma, then it is reflected just the same even inside an atom, in this mirror of awareness.

Word by word

yadi
if
rāma
Rāma
jagad
world
dṛśyam
the seen
asti
exists
tat
then it
pratibimbati
is reflected
paramāṇu
an atom
udarē
inside
api
even
asmiṁś
in this
cid
of awareness
ādarśē
in the mirror
tathā
just the same
ēva
indeed
hi
surely

Meaning

The commentary: if the seen world exists, it is reflected in the mirror of consciousness inside an atom as fully as over a great region, without any shrinking. Size makes no difference to a reflection.