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श्रीमदमृतचन्द्रविरचितः
nothing but knowledge (i.e. the reflections of objects in knowledge are not distinct from knowledge; they are simply modifications of that knowledge itself). Was the leonine from assumed by Madhu different from that (Madhu) as (he normally) existed?* (No-they were one and the same). Similarly, can the forms of the universe reflected in your knowledge be different from your own grandeur ? (No- these reflections are not external to you.) (18) [543]
मित्वा मेयं पुनरपि मिते: किं फलं ज्ञातुरन्यत्
मातु विश्वं स्वयमिह मितं नासि नित्योद्यतस्त्वम् । zzafazì: cofaanfaci zuarà zazìů
व्यापारोऽसौ यदसि भगवन्नित्यमेवोपयुक्तः ||१९||
mitvā meyam punar api miteḥ kim phalam jñātur anyat
mātum viśvam svayam iha mitam nāsi nityodyatas tvam drksamvityoḥ skhalitam akhilam rakṣatas te svavirya
vyāpāro 'sau yad asi bhagavan nityam evopayuk taḥ ||19||
When one has known an object, is the subsequent fruit of his knowing, (namely the removal of ignorance), separate from the knower? (No.) You are always active in knowing the universe, and yet you are yourself never identical with the objects (that you know, i.e. unlike the fruit of knowledge, which is not distinct from the knower, external objects are distinct from the knower). O Blessed One! You prevent your intuition and knowledge from "crashing into" (i.e. actually mixing with) the world of objects, thus showing that majesty of your own energy by means of which you are eternally conjoined with your self. (19) [544]
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नानारूपैः स्थितमतिरसाद् भासयद् विश्वमेतत्
शब्दब्रह्म स्वयमपि समं यन्महिम्नाऽस्तमेति । नित्यव्यक्तस्त्रिसमयभवद्वैभवारम्भभूम्ना
निस्सीमाsपि ज्वलति स तव ज्योतिषा भावपुञ्जः ||२०||
nānārupaiḥ sthitam atirasad bhasayad viśvam etat
sabdabrahma svayam api samam yanmahimnā 'stam eti nityavyaktas trisamayabhavad vaibhavarambhabhūmnā
ntssîmā 'pi jvalati sa tava jyotiṣā bhāvapuñjaḥ //20/1
Even the "word-universal' [sabda-brahma], which very clearly illuminates the manifold forms of the entire universe, comes to be extinguished all at once
This refers to the tale of a demon called Madhu who, having taken the of a lion, was killed by Kṛṣṇa.
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