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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.20.30

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 20 · Verse 30

Verse 30

क्षणकल्पं जगत्सर्वं त्वत्तामत्तात्मजन्मनाम् । यथावत्प्रतिभासस्य वक्ष्ये क्रममिमं शृणु ॥ ३० ॥

kṣaṇakalpaṁ jagatsarvaṁ tvattāmattātmajanmanām | yathāvatpratibhāsasya vakṣyē kramamimaṁ śṛṇu || 30 ||

Translation

The whole world, moment and kalpa, belongs to those born in a self of "you-ness" and "I-ness". Hear: I shall tell you the order of this appearing as it is.

Word by word

kṣaṇa
moment
kalpaṁ
and kalpa
jagat
world
sarvaṁ
the whole
tvattā
of you-ness
mattā
and I-ness
ātma
in a self
janmanām
of those born
yathāvat
as it is
pratibhāsasya
of the appearing
vakṣyē
I shall tell
kramam
order
imaṁ
this
śṛṇu
hear

Meaning

The commentary: the whole world of moments and kalpas appears only to those whose sense of self rests on "you" and "I"; I will tell you how it appears.