तत्पञ्चकं विद्धि प्रौढो ब्रह्मैव त्रिजगत्क्रमः । यथा स्फुरति सर्गादावेष पञ्चकसंभवः ॥ १४ ॥
tatpañcakaṁ viddhi prauḍhō brahmaiva trijagatkramaḥ | yathā sphurati sargādāvēṣa pañcakasaṁbhavaḥ || 14 ||
Translation
then know that five as Brahman, and the grown order of the three worlds as Brahman too. As at the beginning of creation this arising of the five throbs forth,
Word by word
- tat
- then
- pañcakaṁ
- five
- viddhi
- know
- prauḍhō
- (prauḍhaḥ) grown
- brahma
- Brahman
- ēva
- too
- trijagat
- of the three worlds
- kramaḥ
- the order
- yathā
- as
- sphurati
- throbs forth
- sarga
- of creation
- ādau
- at the beginning
- ēṣa
- this
- pañcaka
- of the five
- saṁbhavaḥ
- arising
Meaning
The commentary: if by the understanding "these are Brahman" the five subtle elements are of Brahman's nature, then their effects, the five great elements, are also Brahman and nothing besides, for the oneness of cause and effect is as plain as day; and so it is proved that the three worlds, though grown and long rooted, are Brahman itself. "Grown", prauḍha, is the world in its full extent.