यः पूर्वं तपसो जातमद्भ्यः पूर्वमजायत । गुहां प्रविश्य तिष्ठन्तं यो भूतेभिर्व्यपश्यत । एतद्वै तत् ॥
yaḥ pūrvaṃ tapaso jātamadbhyaḥ pūrvamajāyata | guhāṃ praviśya tiṣṭhantaṃ yo bhūtebhirvyapaśyata | etadvai tat ||
He who was born of old from austerity, who was born before the waters, who entered the cave of the heart and dwells there, who looked out through beings: this, truly, is that.
जो पहले तप से उत्पन्न हुआ, जो जल से भी पहले जन्मा, जो हृदय की गुफा में प्रवेश करके स्थित है और जिसने प्राणियों के द्वारा देखा, यही वह है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The same first source from which everything arose is present in each heart, seeing through each of our eyes. You are not cut off from the origin of things.
जिस प्रथम स्रोत से सब कुछ उत्पन्न हुआ, वही हर हृदय में उपस्थित है और हमारी आँखों से देखता है। तुम सृष्टि के मूल से कटे हुए नहीं हो।
Yama identifies the Self with the first-born of creation, born of austerity before the waters, who abides in the cave of the heart and looks out through beings.