Text 36]
The First Step in God Realization
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vijñāna-śaktim mahim āmananti sarvātmano'ntaḥ-karaṇam giritram aśvāśvatary-uṣṭra-gajā nakhāni sarve mṛgāḥ paśavaḥ śroṇi-deśe
vijñāna-śaktim—consciousness; mahim—principle of matter; āmananti—they call it so; sarvātmanaḥ—of the omnipresent; antaḥ-karaṇam—ego; giritram—Rudra (Śiva); aśva—horse; aśvatari—mule; uṣṭra—camel; gajāḥ—elephant; nakhāni—nails; sarve—all other; mṛgāḥ—stags; paśavaḥ—quadrupeds; śroṇi-deśe—on the region of the belt.
TRANSLATION
The principle of matter [mahat-tattva] is the consciousness of the omnipresent Lord, as asserted by the experts, and Rudradeva is His ego. Horse, mule, camel and elephant are His nails, and wild animals and all quadrupeds are situated in the belt zone of the Lord.
TEXT 36
वयांसि तद्व्याकरणं विचित्रं मनुर्मनीषा मनुजो निवासः । गन्धर्वविद्याधरचारणाप्सरः स्वरस्मृतीरसुरानीकवीर्यः ॥३६॥
vayāmsi tad vyākaraṇam vicitram manur manīṣā manujo nivāsaḥ gandharva-vidyādhara-cāraṇāpsaraḥ svara-smṛtīr asurānīka-vīryaḥ
vayāmsi—varieties of birds; tad vyākaraṇam—vocables; vicitram—artistic; manuḥ—the father of mankind; manīṣā—thoughts; manujaḥ—mankind (the sons of Manu); nivāsaḥ—residence; gandharva—the human beings named Gandharvas; vidyādhara—the Vidyādharas; cāraṇa—the Cāraṇas; apsaraḥ—the angels; svara—musical rhythm; smṛtīh—remembrance; asurānīka—the demoniac soldiers; vīryaḥ—prowess.