यथैतत्प्रतिभामात्रं जगत्सर्गावभासनम् । तथैतत्प्रतिभामात्रं क्षणकल्पावभासनम् ॥ २९ ॥
yathaitatpratibhāmātraṁ jagatsargāvabhāsanam | tathaitatpratibhāmātraṁ kṣaṇakalpāvabhāsanam || 29 ||
Translation
As this appearing of the world's creation is mere imagining, so this appearing of a moment or a kalpa is mere imagining.
Word by word
- yathā
- as
- ētat
- this
- pratibhā
- imagining
- mātraṁ
- mere
- jagat
- of the world
- sarga
- creation
- avabhāsanam
- appearing
- tathā
- so
- kṣaṇa
- of a moment
- kalpa
- or a kalpa
Meaning
The commentary: as the appearance of the world is only imagination, pratibhā, so the appearance of a moment or a kalpa is only imagination.