यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा ।तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसम्भवम् ॥
yad yad vibhūtimat sattvaṃ śrīmad ūrjitam eva vā | tat tad evāvagaccha tvaṃ mama tejo'ṃśasambhavam ||
- यत् यत् · yat yat
- whatever
- विभूतिमत् · vibhūtimat
- endowed with glory
- सत्त्वम् · sattvam
- a being
- श्रीमत् · śrīmat
- splendid
- ऊर्जितम् · ūrjitam
- mighty
- अवगच्छ · avagaccha
- know, understand
- मम · mama
- my
- तेजोंशसम्भवम् · tejo'ṃśasambhavam
- born of a fragment of my splendor
“Whatever being is glorious, splendid, or mighty — know each such thing as born of a mere fragment of my splendor.”
— Original plain-language translation
IN SHORT Whenever you see beauty or greatness, know it reflects a greater source.
A portable rule for all beholding: splendor anywhere signals a fragment of splendor everywhere's source. The meditator needs no further list. Every excellence becomes a window. It is like every bright shop sign in a market borrowing light from the same power station.
— Reader's notes (original)