कविं पुराणमनुशासितारमणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः ।सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूपमादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात् ॥
kaviṃ purāṇam anuśāsitāram aṇor aṇīyāṃsam anusmared yaḥ | sarvasya dhātāram acintyarūpam ādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt ||
- कविम् · kavim
- the seer, the poet-knower
- पुराणम् · purāṇam
- the ancient
- अनुशासितारम् · anuśāsitāram
- the ruler, ordainer
- अणोः अणीयांसम् · aṇor aṇīyāṃsam
- subtler than the atom
- अनुस्मरेत् · anusmaret
- should meditate upon
- धातारम् · dhātāram
- the supporter, sustainer
- अचिन्त्यरूपम् · acintyarūpam
- of inconceivable form
- आदित्यवर्णम् · ādityavarṇam
- sunlike in radiance
- तमसः परस्तात् · tamasaḥ parastāt
- beyond darkness
“Whoever meditates on the ancient seer and ruler, subtler than the subtlest — the sustainer of all, of inconceivable form, sunlike in radiance, beyond darkness...”
— Original plain-language translation
This verse and the next form one sentence giving the classic object of final meditation. The imagery is drawn from the ancient Upanishads: minuteness and solar brilliance together. Paradox is the point — the Absolute is both smaller than small and beyond all gloom.
— Reader's notes (original)