आलीनवल्लरीरूपं यथा पद्माक्षकोटरे । आस्ते कमलिनीबीजं तथा द्रष्टरि दृश्यधीः ॥ ४२ ॥
ālīnavallarīrūpaṁ yathā padmākṣakōṭarē | āstē kamalinībījaṁ tathā draṣṭari dṛśyadhīḥ || 42 ||
Translation
As the lotus seed rests in the hollow of the lotus pod with the form of the plant hidden within it, so the thought of the seen rests in the seer.
Word by word
- ālīna
- hidden within
- vallarī
- of the plant
- rūpaṁ
- with the form
- yathā
- as
- padma
- of the lotus
- akṣa
- pod
- kōṭarē
- in the hollow
- āstē
- rests
- kamalinī
- lotus
- bījaṁ
- the seed
- tathā
- so
- draṣṭari
- in the seer
- dṛśya
- of the seen
- dhīḥ
- the thought
Meaning
Verses 42 to 45 show by illustrations how the seen stays in the seer joined with ignorance. The commentary: as the seed in the lotus pod holds hidden the vine of the lotus that will grow from it, so in the ignorant seer the thought of the seen rests, with the coming world hidden in it. The world is not outside waiting; it is folded inside, waiting to unfold.