आकाशादपि सूक्ष्मैषा या शक्तिर्वितता चितः । सा स्वभावत एवैतामहन्तां परिपश्यति ॥ ४३ ॥
ākāśādapi sūkṣmaiṣā yā śaktirvitatā citaḥ | sā svabhāvata ēvaitāmahantāṁ paripaśyati || 43 ||
Translation
The power of awareness, subtler than space, spread everywhere, of its own nature sees this I-ness.
Word by word
- ākāśād
- (ākāśāt) than space
- api
- even
- sūkṣmā
- subtler
- ēṣā
- this
- yā
- which
- śaktir
- (śaktiḥ) the power
- vitatā
- spread everywhere
- citaḥ
- of awareness
- sā
- it
- svabhāvata
- (svabhāvataḥ) of its own nature
- ēva
- just
- ētām
- this
- ahantāṁ
- I-ness
- paripaśyati
- sees
Meaning
The commentary: even so, I-ness is seen first, and then, through I-ness, the limited world appears; so say these two verses. The power of awareness, subtler than space and spread on every side, first of its own nature sees this I-ness.