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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.15.13

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 15 · Verse 13

Verse 13

तस्मादचेत्यचिद्रूपं जगद्व्योमैव केवलम् । शून्यौ व्योमजगच्छब्दौ पर्यायौ विद्धि चिन्मयौ ॥ १३ ॥

tasmādacētyacidrūpaṁ jagadvyōmaiva kēvalam | śūnyau vyōmajagacchabdau paryāyau viddhi cinmayau || 13 ||

Translation

So the world, of the form of awareness beyond the knowable, is space alone; know that the words "space" and "world" are empty synonyms, both made of awareness.

Word by word

tasmād
(tasmāt) so
acētya
beyond the knowable
cid
(cit) of awareness
rūpaṁ
of the form
jagad
(jagat) the world
vyōma
space
ēva
alone
kēvalam
only
śūnyau
empty
jagac
(jagat) world
chabdau
(śabdau) the words
paryāyau
synonyms
viddhi
know
cinmayau
both made of awareness

Meaning

The commentary: so the conclusion is that this world, the form of awareness, not other than awareness, is only space; the words space and world, both of awareness, are synonyms: they have no meaning besides awareness.