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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.18.11

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 18 · Verse 11

Verse 11

अस्याऽऽदर्शो जगन्नाम्नः खादप्यधिकनिर्मलः । यस्य योजनकोटीनां कोटयोऽवयवो मनाक् ॥ ११ ॥

asyā’’darśō jagannāmnaḥ khādapyadhikanirmalaḥ | yasya yōjanakōṭīnāṁ kōṭayō’vayavō manāk || 11 ||

Translation

The mirror of this thing named the world is clearer even than space; millions of millions of yojanas are a tiny part of it;

Word by word

asya
of this
ādarśō
(ādarśaḥ) the mirror
jagat
the world
nāmnaḥ
of the thing named
khād
(khāt) than space
api
even
adhika
more
nirmalaḥ
clear
yasya
of which
yōjana
of yojanas
kōṭīnāṁ
of millions
kōṭayō
(koṭayaḥ) millions
avayavō
(avayavaḥ) a part
manāk
tiny

Meaning

Līlā begins to describe awareness as the goddess has taught her to see it. The commentary: the mirror of this world, the mirror of awareness, is clearer than space; millions upon millions of yojanas are a small part of it. The description runs to verse 14 and ends in her question.