ज्वलतः सर्वतोऽजस्रं चित्तस्थानेषु तिष्ठतः । यस्य चिन्मात्रदीपस्य भासा भाति जगत्त्रयम् ॥ ५६ ॥
jvalataḥ sarvatō’jasraṁ cittasthānēṣu tiṣṭhataḥ | yasya cinmātradīpasya bhāsā bhāti jagattrayam || 56 ||
Translation
By the radiance of the lamp of pure awareness, which burns everywhere without ceasing and stands in the places of the mind, the three worlds shine.
Word by word
- jvalataḥ
- which burns
- sarvatō
- everywhere
- ajasraṁ
- without ceasing
- citta
- of the mind
- sthānēṣu
- in the places
- tiṣṭhataḥ
- stands
- yasya
- of which
- cinmātra
- of pure awareness
- dīpasya
- of the lamp
- bhāsā
- by the radiance
- bhāti
- shine
- jagat
- worlds
- trayam
- the three
Meaning
Until now he was described as the ground of all beings; now, the commentary says, he is shown as one's own self. The lamp shines everywhere in a general way, and in the minds of beings, where nothing veils it, it shines out specially, as each one's awareness. That one light, in each mind, is what lights the world for it.