चित्त्वाद् द्रवत्वात्सलिलमिवाऽऽवर्ततयाऽऽत्मनि । असदेवेदमाभाति सदिवेहाऽनुभूयते ॥ ५२ ॥
cittvād dravatvātsalilamivā’’vartatayā’’tmani | asadēvēdamābhāti sadivēhā’nubhūyatē || 52 ||
Translation
Because it is awareness, as water by its fluidity, by whirling in itself, this unreal shines here and is experienced as if real.
Word by word
- cittvād
- (cittvāt) because it is awareness
- dravatvāt
- by its fluidity
- salilam
- water
- iva
- as; as if
- āvartatayā
- by whirling
- ātmani
- in itself
- asad
- (asat) unreal
- ēva
- just
- idam
- this
- ābhāti
- shines
- sad
- (sat) real
- iha
- here
- anubhūyatē
- is experienced
Meaning
The commentary: as water, by being fluid, appears in itself as whirlpools, so the Self, by being awareness, appears in itself as the world; the world is no separate thing. So this, though unreal, appears real through error. Another commentary: as there is no difference between awareness and Self, or between fluidity and water. A whirlpool is only water moving; water need not become anything else to whirl.