असंभवति सर्वस्मिन् दिग्भूम्याकाशरूपिणि । प्रकाश्ये यादृशं रूपं प्रकाशस्याऽमलं भवेत् ॥ ५५ ॥
asaṁbhavati sarvasmin digbhūmyākāśarūpiṇi | prakāśyē yādṛśaṁ rūpaṁ prakāśasyā’malaṁ bhavēt || 55 ||
Translation
When everything is found impossible, in the form of the quarters, the earth and space, then, as with light when there is nothing to be lit, the form that remains is pure.
Word by word
- asaṁbhavati
- is found impossible
- sarvasmin
- when everything
- dig
- (dik) the quarters
- bhūmi
- the earth
- ākāśa
- and space
- rūpiṇi
- in the form of
- prakāśyē
- nothing to be lit
- yādṛśaṁ
- as
- rūpaṁ
- the form
- prakāśasya
- with light
- amalaṁ
- pure
- bhavēt
- remains
Meaning
Light in empty space shines on nothing and is invisible, yet it is light, pure. When the world is seen to be impossible, awareness is like that: shining with nothing to shine on.