जगदाकाशमेवेदं ब्रह्मैवेह तु दृश्यते । दृश्यते काचिदप्यत्र धूलिरम्बुनिधाविव ॥ ३४ ॥
jagadākāśamēvēdaṁ brahmaivēha tu dṛśyatē | dṛśyatē kācidapyatra dhūlirambunidhāviva || 34 ||
Translation
This world is only space; Brahman alone is seen here, though something too is seen in it, as dust is seen in the ocean.
Word by word
- jagad
- (jagat) world
- ākāśam
- space
- ēva
- only
- idaṁ
- this
- brahma
- Brahman
- iha
- here
- tu
- though
- dṛśyatē
- is seen
- kācid
- (kācit) something
- apya
- (api) too
- atra
- in it
- dhūlir
- (dhūliḥ) dust
- ambunidhāv
- (ambunidhau) in the ocean
- iva
- as
Meaning
The commentary: the world is space, empty; whatever is seen here is Brahman; as reflected dust is seen in the ocean, where no dust can be, so māyā is seen in Brahman by error. Dust in the sea is the image of something that seems to be where it cannot be.