परमाणौ परमाणौ सन्ति वत्से चिदात्मनि । अन्तरन्तर्जगन्तीति किन्त्वेतन्नाम शङ्क्यते ॥ २६ ॥
paramāṇau paramāṇau santi vatsē cidātmani | antarantarjagantīti kintvētannāma śaṅkyatē || 26 ||
Translation
In each atom of the Self of awareness, child, there are worlds within worlds: why then should this be doubted?
Word by word
- paramāṇau
- in each atom
- santi
- there are
- vatsē
- child
- cid
- (cit) of awareness
- ātmani
- of the Self
- antar
- (antaḥ) within
- jaganti
- worlds
- iti
- thus
- kintu
- why then
- ētan
- (etat) this
- nāma
- indeed
- śaṅkyatē
- should be doubted
Meaning
The commentary: in the Self of awareness, in each atom, there are countless worlds, one within another; why then do you doubt the brahmin's house?