तत्सूर्याग्निविजृम्भादि बीजमालोकशाखिनः । तस्माद्रूपविभेदेन संसारः प्रसरिष्यति ॥ २१ ॥
tatsūryāgnivijṛmbhādi bījamālōkaśākhinaḥ | tasmādrūpavibhēdēna saṁsāraḥ prasariṣyati || 21 ||
Translation
That is the seed of the tree of light, the unfolding of sun, fire and the rest; from it, through the distinction of forms, the world of wandering will spread.
Word by word
- tat
- that
- sūrya
- sun
- agni
- fire
- vijṛmbha
- the unfolding
- ādi
- and the rest
- bījam
- the seed
- ālōka
- of light
- śākhinaḥ
- of the tree
- tasmād
- (tasmāt) from it
- rūpa
- of forms
- vibhēdēna
- through the distinction
- saṁsāraḥ
- the world of wandering
- prasariṣyati
- will spread
Meaning
The commentary: that fire, of the form of light, is the seed of the tree of light, which is the sun, fire, lightning, moon, stars and the rest; from it, through the differences of various forms, the world spreads. Another commentary says the same. Form (rūpa) is what light reveals: colour and shape. A world of many distinct shapes is a world that light has spread.