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वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

श्रुत्वैतन्नारदो वाक्यं नरनारायणेरितम्। अत्यन्तभक्तिमान्देवे एकान्तित्वमुपेयिवान् ॥१२-३३४-१॥

śrutvaitannārado vākyaṃ naranārāyaṇeritām। atyantabhaktimān deve ekāntitvam upeyivān ॥12-334-1॥

[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; एतत् (etat) - this; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - speech; नरनारायण (naranārāyaṇa) - Nara and Nārāyaṇa; इरितम् (iritam) - spoken; अत्यन्त (atyanta) - extreme; भक्तिमान् (bhaktimān) - devoted; देवे (deve) - to the god; एकान्तित्वम् (ekāntitvam) - solitude; उपेयिवान् (upeyivān) - attained;]

(Having heard this speech spoken by Nara and Nārāyaṇa, Nārada, extremely devoted to the god, attained solitude.)

After hearing these words spoken by Nara and Nārāyaṇa, Nārada, who was deeply devoted to the god, entered into solitude. (12-334-1)

प्रोष्य वर्षसहस्रं तु नरनारायणाश्रमे। श्रुत्वा भगवदाख्यानं दृष्ट्वा च हरिमव्ययम् ॥ हिमवन्तं जगामाशु यत्रास्य स्वक आश्रमः ॥१२-३३४-२॥

proṣya varṣasahasraṃ tu naranārāyaṇāśrame। śrutvā bhagavadākhyānaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca harimavyayam॥ himavantaṃ jagāmāśu yatrāsya svaka āśramaḥ॥12-334-2॥

[प्रोष्य (proṣya) - having spent; वर्षसहस्रं (varṣasahasram) - a thousand years; तु (tu) - but; नरनारायणाश्रमे (naranārāyaṇāśrame) - in the hermitage of Nara and Nārāyaṇa; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; भगवदाख्यानं (bhagavadākhyānam) - the narration of the Blessed One; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; हरिमव्ययम् (harimavyayam) - the imperishable Hari; हिमवन्तं (himavantam) - to Himavat (the Himalaya); जगाम (jagāma) - he went; आशु (āśu) - quickly; यत्र (yatra) - where; अस्य (asya) - his; स्वक (svaka) - own; आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage;]

(Having spent a thousand years in the hermitage of Nara and Nārāyaṇa, having heard the narration of the Blessed One and having seen the imperishable Hari, he quickly went to Himavat, where his own hermitage was.)

After spending a thousand years in the hermitage of Nara and Nārāyaṇa, and after hearing the story of the Blessed One and seeing the imperishable Hari, he quickly went to the Himalayas, where his own hermitage was. (12-334-2)

तावपि ख्याततपसौ नरनारायणावृषी। तस्मिन्नेवाश्रमे रम्ये तेपतुस्तप उत्तमम् ॥१२-३३४-३॥

tāv api khyāta-tapasau nara-nārāyaṇā-vṛṣī। tasminn eva āśrame ramye tepatus tapa uttamam ॥12-334-3॥

[तौ (tau) - those two; अपि (api) - also; ख्याततपसौ (khyāta-tapasau) - renowned-for-austerity; नरनारायणावृषी (nara-nārāyaṇau ṛṣī) - Nara and Nārāyaṇa sages; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; एव (eva) - indeed; आश्रमे (āśrame) - hermitage; रम्ये (ramye) - beautiful; तेपतुः (tepatuḥ) - performed austerity; तप (tapa) - austerity; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme;]

(Those two also, renowned for austerity, the sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa, in that very beautiful hermitage, performed supreme austerity.)

Those two, the famous ascetics Nara and Nārāyaṇa, also performed the highest austerities in that same beautiful hermitage. (12-334-3)

त्वमप्यमितविक्रान्तः पाण्डवानां कुलोद्वहः। पावितात्माद्य संवृत्तः श्रुत्वेमामादितः कथाम् ॥१२-३३४-४॥

tvam apy amita-vikrāntaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ kulodvahaḥ। pāvitātmā adya saṃvṛttaḥ śrutvā imām āditaḥ kathām ॥12-334-4॥

[त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; अमितविक्रान्तः (amita-vikrāntaḥ) - of immeasurable prowess; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; कुलोद्वहः (kulodvahaḥ) - the uplifter of the family; पावितात्मा (pāvitātmā) - purified soul; अद्य (adya) - today; संवृत्तः (saṃvṛttaḥ) - become; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; इमाम् (imām) - this; आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning; कथाम् (kathām) - story;]

(You also, of immeasurable prowess, the uplifter of the Pāṇḍavas' family, purified soul, today have become (so) having heard this story from the beginning.)

You too, of immeasurable prowess and the glory of the Pāṇḍava family, have today become purified in soul, having listened to this story from the beginning. (12-334-4)

नैव तस्य परो लोको नायं पार्थिवसत्तम। कर्मणा मनसा वाचा यो द्विष्याद्विष्णुमव्ययम् ॥१२-३३४-५॥

naiva tasya paro loko nāyaṃ pārthivasattama। karmaṇā manasā vācā yo dviṣyād viṣṇum avyayam ॥12-334-5॥

[न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; तस्य (tasya) - of him; परः (paraḥ) - higher; other; transcendent; लोकः (lokaḥ) - world; न (na) - not; अयम् (ayam) - this; पार्थिवसत्तम (pārthivasattama) - O best among kings; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; मनसा (manasā) - by mind; वाचा (vācā) - by speech; यः (yaḥ) - who; द्विष्यात् (dviṣyāt) - would hate; विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu; अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable;]

(Not indeed for him is the higher world, nor this, O best among kings; by action, by mind, by speech, who would hate Viṣṇu, the imperishable. (12-334-5))

O best of kings, for one who hates the imperishable Viṣṇu by action, mind, or speech, neither the higher world nor this world exists for him. (12-334-5)

मज्जन्ति पितरस्तस्य नरके शाश्वतीः समाः। यो द्विष्याद्विबुधश्रेष्ठं देवं नारायणं हरिम् ॥१२-३३४-६॥

majjanti pitaras tasya narake śāśvatīḥ samāḥ। yo dviṣyād vibudhaśreṣṭhaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ harim ॥12-334-6॥

[मज्जन्ति (majjanti) - sink; पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors; तस्य (tasya) - of him; नरके (narake) - in hell; शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal; समाः (samāḥ) - years; यः (yaḥ) - who; द्विष्यात् (dviṣyāt) - would hate; विबुधश्रेष्ठम् (vibudhaśreṣṭham) - the best among the wise; देवम् (devam) - god; नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Nārāyaṇa; हरिम् (harim) - Hari;]

(Sink ancestors of him in hell eternal years; who would hate the best among the wise god Nārāyaṇa Hari.)

The ancestors of one who would hate the best among the wise, the god Nārāyaṇa, Hari, sink in hell for eternal years. (12-334-6)

कथं नाम भवेद्द्वेष्य आत्मा लोकस्य कस्यचित्। आत्मा हि पुरुषव्याघ्र ज्ञेयो विष्णुरिति स्थितिः ॥१२-३३४-७॥

kathaṁ nāma bhaved dveṣya ātmā lokasya kasyacit। ātmā hi puruṣavyāghra jñeyo viṣṇur iti sthitiḥ ॥12-334-7॥

[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; नाम (nāma) - indeed; भवेत् (bhavet) - could be; द्वेष्य (dveṣya) - hateful; आत्मा (ātmā) - self; लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world; कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone; आत्मा (ātmā) - self; हि (hi) - indeed; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - to be known; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu; इति (iti) - thus; स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - the state;]

(How indeed could the self be hateful to anyone in the world? The self indeed, O tiger among men, is to be known as Viṣṇu; thus is the state.)

How could the self ever be hateful to anyone in the world? O tiger among men, the self is to be understood as Viṣṇu; this is the established truth. (12-334-7)

य एष गुरुरस्माकमृषिर्गन्धवतीसुतः। तेनैतत्कथितं तात माहात्म्यं परमात्मनः ॥ तस्माच्छ्रुतं मया चेदं कथितं च तवानघ ॥१२-३३४-८॥

ya eṣa gururasmākam ṛṣir gandhavatī-sutaḥ। tena etat kathitaṃ tāta māhātmyaṃ paramātmanaḥ॥ tasmāt śrutaṃ mayā ca idaṃ kathitaṃ ca tava anagha॥12-334-8॥

[य (ya) - who; एष (eṣa) - this; गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; गन्धवतीसुतः (gandhavatī-sutaḥ) - son of Gandhavatī; तेन (tena) - by him; एतत् (etat) - this; कथितं (kathitaṃ) - told; तात (tāta) - dear one; माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness; परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the Supreme Self; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; श्रुतं (śrutam) - heard; मया (mayā) - by me; च (ca) - and; इदं (idaṃ) - this; कथितं (kathitaṃ) - told; च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - to you; अनघ (anagha) - sinless one;]

(Who this teacher of ours, the sage, son of Gandhavatī; by him this was told, dear one, the greatness of the Supreme Self. Therefore, heard by me and this told also to you, sinless one. (12-334-8))

This teacher of ours, the sage and son of Gandhavatī, has told this, dear one, the greatness of the Supreme Self. Therefore, having heard it from him, I have told this to you also, O sinless one. (12-334-8)

कृष्णद्वैपायनं व्यासं विद्धि नारायणं प्रभुम्। को ह्यन्यः पुरुषव्याघ्र महाभारतकृद्भवेत् ॥ धर्मान्नानाविधांश्चैव को ब्रूयात्तमृते प्रभुम् ॥१२-३३४-९॥

kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ vyāsaṃ viddhi nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum। ko hyanyaḥ puruṣavyāghra mahābhāratakṛdbhavet॥ dharmānnānāvidhāṃścaiva ko brūyāttamṛte prabhum॥12-334-9॥

[कृष्णद्वैपायनं (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanam) - son of Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana; व्यासं (vyāsam) - Vyāsa; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; नारायणं (nārāyaṇam) - Nārāyaṇa; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the Lord; को (ko) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; महाभारतकृत् (mahābhāratakṛt) - composer of the Mahābhārata; भवेत् (bhavet) - could be; धर्मान् (dharmān) - dharmas; नानाविधान् (nānāvidhān) - of various kinds; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; को (ko) - who; ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - could speak; तम् (tam) - him; ऋते (ṛte) - except; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the Lord;]

(Know Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa, the Lord; who indeed other, O tiger among men, could be the composer of the Mahābhārata? Dharmas of various kinds and indeed who could speak them except the Lord? (12-334-9))

Know Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa to be Nārāyaṇa, the Lord; who else, O tiger among men, could be the composer of the Mahābhārata? Who else, except the Lord, could speak of the various kinds of dharmas? (12-334-9)

वर्ततां ते महायज्ञो यथा सङ्कल्पितस्त्वया। सङ्कल्पिताश्वमेधस्त्वं श्रुतधर्मश्च तत्त्वतः ॥१२-३३४-१०॥

vartatāṃ te mahāyajño yathā saṅkalpitastvayā। saṅkalpitāśvamedhastvaṃ śrutadharmaśca tattvataḥ ॥12-334-10॥

[वर्तताम् (vartatām) - let it proceed; let it continue; ते (te) - your; for you; महायज्ञः (mahāyajñaḥ) - great sacrifice; यथा (yathā) - as; in the manner; सङ्कल्पितः (saṅkalpitaḥ) - determined; resolved; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; सङ्कल्पितः (saṅkalpitaḥ) - determined; resolved; अश्वमेधः (aśvamedhaḥ) - horse sacrifice; त्वम् (tvam) - you; श्रुतधर्मः (śrutadharmaḥ) - one whose dharma is heard; follower of scriptural law; च (ca) - and; तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly; in reality;]

(Let your great sacrifice proceed as determined by you. You are the one who has resolved upon the aśvamedha and are truly a follower of scriptural dharma. (12-334-10))

Let your great sacrifice proceed as you have resolved. You have determined to perform the aśvamedha and are truly a follower of scriptural dharma. (12-334-10)

एतत्तु महदाख्यानं श्रुत्वा पारिक्षितो नृपः। ततो यज्ञसमाप्त्यर्थं क्रियाः सर्वाः समारभत् ॥१२-३३४-११॥

etattu mahadākhyānaṃ śrutvā pārikṣito nṛpaḥ। tato yajñasamāptyarthaṃ kriyāḥ sarvāḥ samārabhat ॥12-334-11॥

[एतत् (etat) - this; तु (tu) - but; महत् (mahat) - great; आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पारिक्षितः (pārikṣitaḥ) - Parikṣit (the king); नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; ततः (tataḥ) - then; यज्ञ (yajña) - sacrifice; समाप्ति (samāpti) - completion; अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of; क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - rites; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; समारभत् (samārabhat) - commenced;]

(But having heard this great narrative, King Parikṣit then commenced all rites for the sake of completion of the sacrifice.)

After hearing this great narrative, King Parikṣit then began all the rites required for the completion of the sacrifice. (12-334-11)

नारायणीयमाख्यानमेतत्ते कथितं मया। नारदेन पुरा राजन्गुरवे मे निवेदितम् ॥ ऋषीणां पाण्डवानां च शृण्वतोः कृष्णभीष्मयोः ॥१२-३३४-१२॥

nārāyaṇīyamākhyānam etat te kathitaṃ mayā। nāradena purā rājan gurave me niveditam ॥ ṛṣīṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca śṛṇvatoḥ kṛṣṇabhīṣmayoḥ ॥12-334-12॥

[नारायणीयम् (nārāyaṇīyam) - relating to Nārāyaṇa; आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; कथितम् (kathitam) - told; मया (mayā) - by me; नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada; पुरा (purā) - formerly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गुरवे (gurave) - to the teacher; मे (me) - by me; निवेदितम् (niveditam) - communicated; ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; च (ca) - and; शृण्वतोः (śṛṇvatoḥ) - while listening (dual); कृष्णभीष्मयोः (kṛṣṇabhīṣmayoḥ) - of Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma (dual);]

(The narrative relating to Nārāyaṇa, this has been told to you by me. Formerly, by Nārada, O king, it was communicated to the teacher by me. Of the sages and of the Pāṇḍavas, and while Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma were listening. (12-334-12))

This narrative relating to Nārāyaṇa has been told to you by me. Long ago, Nārada communicated it to my teacher, O king, while the sages and the Pāṇḍavas listened, as did Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma. (12-334-12)

स हि परमगुरुर्भुवनपति; र्धरणिधरः शमनियमनिधिः। श्रुतिविनयनिधिर्द्विजपरमहित; स्तव भवतु गतिर्हरिरमरहितः ॥१२-३३४-१३॥

sa hi paramagurur bhuvanapatiḥ; dharaṇidharaḥ śama-niyama-nidhiḥ. śruti-vinaya-nidhiḥ dvija-paramahitaḥ; stava bhavatu gatir harir amarahitaḥ ॥12-334-13॥

[स (sa) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; परमगुरुः (paramaguruḥ) - supreme teacher; भुवनपति (bhuvanapati) - lord of the worlds; र्धरणिधरः (rdharaṇidharaḥ) - bearer of the earth; शम (śama) - tranquility; नियम (niyama) - discipline; निधिः (nidhiḥ) - treasure; श्रुति (śruti) - Veda; विनय (vinaya) - humility; निधिः (nidhiḥ) - treasure; द्विज (dvija) - twice-born; परमहितः (paramahitaḥ) - supremely beneficial; स्तव (stava) - praise; भवतु (bhavatu) - may it be; गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge; हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu); अमरहितः (amarahitaḥ) - without the immortals (gods);]

(He indeed, the supreme teacher, lord of the worlds, bearer of the earth, treasure of tranquility and discipline, treasure of Veda and humility, supremely beneficial to the twice-born; may Hari, who is the refuge, without the immortals, be your praise. (12-334-13))

He, the supreme teacher, lord of the worlds, bearer of the earth, the treasure of tranquility and discipline, the treasure of Veda and humility, supremely beneficial to the twice-born; may Hari, who is the refuge and who is beyond the immortals, be your praise. (12-334-13)

तपसां निधिः सुमहतां महतो; यशसश्च भाजनमरिष्टकहा। एकान्तिनां शरणदोऽभयदो; गतिदोऽस्तु वः स मखभागहरः ॥१२-३३४-१४॥

tapasāṃ nidhiḥ sumahatāṃ mahato; yaśasaś ca bhājanam ariṣṭakahaḥ. ekāntināṃ śaraṇado'bhayado; gatido'stu vaḥ sa makhabhāgaharaḥ ॥12-334-14॥

[तपसां (tapasāṃ) - of austerities; निधिः (nidhiḥ) - treasure; सुमहतां (sumahatāṃ) - of the very great; महतो (mahato) - of the mighty; यशसः (yaśasaḥ) - of fame; च (ca) - and; भाजनम् (bhājanam) - receptacle; अरिष्टकहा (ariṣṭakahaḥ) - destroyer of calamities; एकान्तिनां (ekāntināṃ) - of the devoted; शरणदः (śaraṇadaḥ) - giver of refuge; अभयदः (abhayadaḥ) - giver of fearlessness; गतिदः (gatidaḥ) - giver of liberation; अस्तु (astu) - may he be; वः (vaḥ) - for you; सः (saḥ) - he; मखभागहरः (makhabhāgaharaḥ) - remover of the share of sacrifices;]

(Treasure of austerities, of the very great, of the mighty; receptacle of fame and destroyer of calamities. Of the devoted, giver of refuge, giver of fearlessness; giver of liberation, may he be for you, he, remover of the share of sacrifices. (12-334-14))

He, who is the treasure of austerities, the greatest among the great, the mighty, the receptacle of fame, the destroyer of calamities, the giver of refuge and fearlessness to the devoted, the giver of liberation, and the remover of the share of sacrifices—may he be for you. (12-334-14)

त्रिगुणातिगश्चतुष्पञ्चधरः; पूर्तेष्टयोश्च फलभागहरः। विदधाति नित्यमजितोऽतिबलो; गतिमात्मगां सुकृतिनामृषिणाम् ॥१२-३३४-१५॥

triguṇātigaś catuṣpañcadharaḥ; pūrteṣṭayoś ca phalabhāgaharaḥ. vidadhāti nityam ajito'tibalo; gatim ātmagāṃ sukṛtinām ṛṣīṇām ॥12-334-15॥

[त्रिगुणातिग (triguṇātiga) - one who transcends the three qualities; चतुष्पञ्चधरः (catuṣpañcadharaḥ) - bearer of four and five (elements and senses); पूर्तेष्टयोः (pūrteṣṭayoḥ) - of pūrta and iṣṭa (charity and sacrifice); च (ca) - and; फलभागहरः (phalabhāgaharaḥ) - remover of the share of fruits; विदधाति (vidadhāti) - he bestows; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; अजितः (ajitaḥ) - the unconquered; अतिबलः (atibalaḥ) - exceedingly strong; गतिम् (gatim) - the path; आत्मगाम् (ātmagām) - leading to the self; सुकृतिनाम् (sukṛtinām) - of the virtuous; ऋषिणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages;]

(One who transcends the three qualities, bearer of four and five, of pūrta and iṣṭa, and remover of the share of fruits; the unconquered, exceedingly strong, always bestows the path leading to the self for the virtuous sages.)

He who transcends the three qualities, who bears the four and five (elements and senses), who removes the fruits of charity and sacrifice, the unconquered and exceedingly strong, always grants the path to self-realization for the virtuous sages. (12-334-15)

तं लोकसाक्षिणमजं पुरुषं; रविवर्णमीश्वरगतिं बहुशः। प्रणमध्वमेकमतयो यतयः; सलिलोद्भवोऽपि तमृषिं प्रणतः ॥१२-३३४-१६॥

taṃ lokasākṣiṇam ajaṃ puruṣaṃ; ravivarṇam īśvaragatiṃ bahuśaḥ। praṇamadhvam ekamatayo yatayaḥ; salilodbhavo'pi tam ṛṣiṃ praṇataḥ ॥12-334-16॥

[तं (taṃ) - him; लोकसाक्षिणम् (lokasākṣiṇam) - witness of the worlds; अजम् (ajam) - unborn; पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - person; रविवर्णम् (ravivarṇam) - sun-colored; ईश्वरगतिम् (īśvaragatim) - having the course of the Lord; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; प्रणमध्वम् (praṇamadhvam) - bow down; एकमतयः (ekamatayaḥ) - with one mind; यतयः (yatayaḥ) - ascetics; सलिलोद्भवः (salilodbhavaḥ) - born from water; अपि (api) - also; तम् (tam) - him; ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage; प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - bowed;]

(Him, the witness of the worlds, the unborn person, sun-colored, having the course of the Lord, many times; bow down, with one mind, ascetics; born from water also, him, sage, bowed.)

Him, the witness of the worlds, the unborn person, sun-colored, possessing the path of the Lord, many times; ascetics with one mind bow down; even the one born from water has bowed to that sage. (12-334-16)

स हि लोकयोनिरमृतस्य पदं; सूक्ष्मं पुराणमचलं परमम्। तत्साङ्ख्ययोगिभिरुदारधृतं; बुद्ध्या यतात्मभिर्विदितं सततम् ॥१२-३३४-१७॥

sa hi lokayoniramṛtasya padaṃ; sūkṣmaṃ purāṇamacalaṃ paramam। tatsāṅkhyayogibhirudāradhṛtaṃ; buddhyā yatātmabhirviditaṃ satatam ॥12-334-17॥

[स (sa) - he; that; हि (hi) - indeed; surely; लोकयोनिः (lokayoniḥ) - origin of the worlds; अमृतस्य (amṛtasya) - of immortality; पदं (padaṃ) - abode; place; सूक्ष्मं (sūkṣmaṃ) - subtle; पुराणम् (purāṇam) - ancient; अचलम् (acalam) - immovable; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; तत् (tat) - that; साङ्ख्ययोगिभिः (sāṅkhyayogibhiḥ) - by Sāṅkhya yogis; उदारधृतम् (udāradhṛtam) - held by the noble; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect; यतात्मभिः (yatātmabhiḥ) - by those who have controlled themselves; विदितम् (viditam) - known; सततम् (satatam) - always;]

(He indeed, the origin of the worlds, the abode of immortality; subtle, ancient, immovable, supreme. That, held by the noble Sāṅkhya yogis, is known always by intellect by those who have controlled themselves.)

He is truly the origin of the worlds, the abode of immortality—subtle, ancient, immovable, and supreme. That reality, upheld by noble Sāṅkhya yogis, is always known by those of controlled mind and intellect. (12-334-17)