Text 36] The First Step in God Realization 53

vynidna-sak tim mahim admananti
sarvatmano’ntah-karanam giritram
asvasvatary-ustra-gaja nakhani
sarve mrgah pasavah Sroni-dese

vijndna-sak tim—consciousness; mahim—principle of matter; @mananti—
they call it so; sarvatmanah—of the omnipresent; antah-karanam—ego;
giritram—Rudra (Siva); asva—horse; asvatari—mule; ustra—camel; gajah—
elephant; nakhani—nails; sarve—all other; mrgah—stags; pasavah—quadru-
peds; sroni-dese—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

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vayamsi tad vyaékaranam vicitram
manur manisd manujo nivasah

gandharva-vid yadhara-caranapsarah
svara-smrtir asuranika-viryah

vayamsi—varieties of birds; tad vyakaranam—vocables; vicitram—artistic;
manuh—the father of mankind; manisa— thoughts; manujah— mankind (the
sons of Manu); nivdsah—residence; gandharva—the human beings named
Gandharvas; vidyadhara—the Vidyadharas; cdrana—the Caranas; apsarah—
the angels; svara—musical rhythm; smrtith—remembrance; asuranika—the
demoniac soldiers; viryah—prowess.
