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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.27.33

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 27 · Verse 33

Verse 33

यथा तरङ्गः सरसि भूत्वा भूत्वा पुनर्भवेत् । विचित्राकारकालाङ्गदेशा ज्ञप्तावलं तथा ॥ ३३ ॥

yathā taraṅgaḥ sarasi bhūtvā bhūtvā punarbhavēt | vicitrākārakālāṅgadēśā jñaptāvalaṁ tathā || 33 ||

Translation

As a wave in a lake comes to be and comes to be again, so forms, times, parts and places of every kind come abundantly in knowing.

Word by word

yathā
as
taraṅgaḥ
a wave
sarasi
in a lake
bhūtvā
comes to be
punar
(punaḥ) again
bhavēt
comes to be
vicitra
of every kind
ākāra
forms
kāla
times
aṅga
parts
dēśā
places
jñaptāv
(jñaptau) in knowing
alaṁ
abundantly
tathā
so

Meaning

Another commentary: as waves rise and fall again and again in a pond, so in awareness, which is knowing, varied times with their parts, day and night, and places, world-eggs and realms, arise and pass and arise again.