चिन्मात्रमेष शशिभृच्चिन्मात्रं गरुडेश्वरः । चिन्मात्रमेव तपनश्चिन्मात्रं कमलोद्भवः ॥ ४ ॥
cinmātramēṣa śaśibhṛccinmātraṁ garuḍēśvaraḥ | cinmātramēva tapanaścinmātraṁ kamalōdbhavaḥ || 4 ||
Translation
This consciousness alone is the moon-bearer; consciousness alone is the lord of Garuḍa; consciousness alone is the sun; consciousness alone is the lotus-born.
Word by word
- cinmātram
- consciousness alone
- ēṣa
- this
- śaśibhṛc
- (śaśibhṛt) the moon-bearer
- cinmātraṁ
- consciousness alone
- garuḍēśvaraḥ
- the lord of Garuḍa
- ēva
- alone
- tapanaś
- (tapanaḥ) the sun
- kamalōdbhavaḥ
- the lotus-born
Meaning
Not only the world but its cause, māyā, with the gods who preside over its three qualities, is not apart from consciousness, the commentary says. The moon-bearer is Śiva, the lord of Garuḍa is Viṣṇu, the lotus-born is Brahmā; and the sun too. Each is consciousness alone; none has a being of its own apart from it. The gods are not made less by this; they are shown to be what the seeker is.