चितेर्मरीचिबीजस्य निजा याऽन्तश्चमत्कृतिः । सा चैषा जीवतन्मात्रमात्रं जगदिति स्थिता ॥ ५४ ॥
citērmarīcibījasya nijā yā’ntaścamatkṛtiḥ | sā caiṣā jīvatanmātramātraṁ jagaditi sthitā || 54 ||
Translation
The inner wonder that belongs to awareness, the seed of the rays, stands as the jīva, the subtle elements, and the world.
Word by word
- citēr
- (citeḥ) of awareness
- marīci
- of the rays
- bījasya
- the seed
- nijā
- that belongs
- yā
- which
- antaś
- (antaḥ) inner
- camatkṛtiḥ
- wonder
- sā
- it
- ca
- and
- ēṣā
- this
- jīva
- the jīva
- tanmātra
- the subtle elements
- mātraṁ
- only
- jagat
- the world
- iti
- as
- sthitā
- stands
Meaning
The commentary: to make the world's being pure awareness clear, Vasiṣṭha begins again in other words. The inner wonder of awareness, the seed of light (the chief power of things, the power to shine), stands as the jīva and its adjuncts, the subtle elements, in the dress of the world. Another commentary reads the "rays" as a mirage: awareness is the ground of that illusion.