लीलोवाच । यथाऽहमिह तिष्ठामि त्वं च देवि स्थिताऽम्बिके । असावकृत्रिमः सर्ग इति देवेशि वेद्म्यहम् ॥ १६ ॥
līlōvāca | yathā’hamiha tiṣṭhāmi tvaṁ ca dēvi sthitā’mbikē | asāvakṛtrimaḥ sarga iti dēvēśi vēdmyaham || 16 ||
Translation
Līlā said: "This creation, in which I stand here and you stand, mother, I know to be not artificial, O queen of the gods.
Word by word
- yathā
- in which
- aham
- I
- iha
- here
- tiṣṭhāmi
- stand
- tvaṁ
- you
- ca
- and
- dēvi
- O goddess
- sthitā
- stand
- ambikē
- mother
- asau
- this
- akṛtrimaḥ
- not artificial
- sarga
- (sargaḥ) creation
- iti
- so
- dēvēśi
- O queen of the gods
- vēdmi
- know
Meaning
The commentary: Līlā said, goddess, the world in which I am sitting and you are present, I take to be the real creation. Her test is the ordinary one: this is where I am.