यश्चिन्मणिः प्रकचति प्रतिदेहसमुद्गके । यस्मिन्निन्दौ स्फुरन्त्येता जगज्जालमरीचयः ॥ १८ ॥
yaścinmaṇiḥ prakacati pratidēhasamudgakē | yasminnindau sphurantyētā jagajjālamarīcayaḥ || 18 ||
Translation
who, the jewel of consciousness, shines in the casket of every body; in whom, as in the moon, these rays, the web of worlds, sparkle;
Word by word
- yaś
- (yaḥ) who
- cin
- (cit) of consciousness
- maṇiḥ
- the jewel
- prakacati
- shines
- prati
- every
- dēha
- body
- samudgakē
- in the casket
- yasmin
- in whom
- indau
- as in the moon
- sphuranti
- sparkle
- ētā
- these
- jagaj
- (jagat) of worlds
- jāla
- the web
- marīcayaḥ
- rays
Meaning
Each body is a casket, and in each the same jewel shines: the one consciousness, not a different one for every box. Then the image widens: he is the moon, and all the worlds together are its rays. The commentary: in each body the jewel of consciousness shines, and in him the many worlds sparkle like rays in the moon.