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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.24.17

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
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Sargas
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Level
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Sarga 24 · Verse 17

Verse 17

त्रैलोक्यवरभूतौघसंचाराविरलान्तरम् । अन्योन्यादृष्टसंचारसुरासुरकुलाकुलम् ॥ १७ ॥

trailōkyavarabhūtaughasaṁcārāviralāntaram | anyōnyādṛṣṭasaṁcārasurāsurakulākulam || 17 ||

Translation

its space thick with the passing of hosts of the noblest beings of the three worlds, crowded with families of gods and demons whose movements are unseen by one another;

Word by word

trailōkya
of the three worlds
vara
of the noblest
bhūta
beings
ōgha
of hosts
saṁcāra
with the passing; whose movements are
avirala
thick
antaram
its space
anyōnya
by one another
adṛṣṭa
unseen
sura
of gods
asura
and demons
kula
with families
ākulam
crowded

Meaning

The commentary: thick with the comings of the best beings of the three worlds, and full of gods and demons who do not see each other's passing. Each world moves in the same space without meeting another: a quiet hint of the teaching that worlds of different awareness overlap unseen.