चिदाकाशमजं शान्तं सर्वत्रैव हि सर्वदा । चित्त्वाज्जगदिवाऽऽभाति स्वयमेवाऽऽत्मनाऽऽत्मनि ॥ १२ ॥
cidākāśamajaṁ śāntaṁ sarvatraiva hi sarvadā | cittvājjagadivā’’bhāti svayamēvā’’tmanā’’tmani || 12 ||
Translation
The space of awareness, unborn and at peace, is everywhere and always; because it is awareness, it shines of itself as if a world, by itself, in itself.
Word by word
- cidākāśam
- the space of awareness
- ajaṁ
- unborn
- śāntaṁ
- at peace
- sarvatra
- everywhere
- ēva
- just
- hi
- indeed
- sarvadā
- always
- cittvāj
- (cittvāt) because it is awareness
- jagad
- (jagat) a world
- iva
- as if
- ābhāti
- it shines
- svayam
- of itself
- ātmanā
- by itself
- ātmani
- in itself
Meaning
Another commentary: for one who has not known this awareness, the Self shines in itself, by itself, as if it were a world.