14.041
brahmovāca॥
Brahmā said.
ya utpanno mahān pūrvam ahaṅkāraḥ sa ucyate। aham iti eva sambhūtaḥ dvitīyaḥ sarga ucyate॥14-41-1॥
The one who has arisen as Mahat (the great principle) before is called ego. The origin of the sense of "I" is indeed called the second creation. (14-41-1)
ahaṅkāraś ca bhūtādir vaikārika iti smṛtaḥ। tejaś cetanā dhātuḥ prajāsargaḥ prajāpatiḥ॥ 14-41-2॥
The ego, being the origin of the elements and classified as vaikārika, is thus remembered. Of Tejas (fire/energy), consciousness is its essence, and the creation of beings is presided over by Prajāpati. (14-41-2)
devānāṃ prabhavo devo manasaś ca trilokakṛt। aham ity eva tat sarvam abhimantā sa ucyate॥14-41-3॥
He who is the origin of the gods, a divine being, the mind, the maker of the three worlds, and who identifies all that as 'I', he is called the abhimantā. (14-41-3)
adhyātmajñānanityānāṃ munīnām bhāvitātmanām। svādhyāyakratusiddhānāmeṣa lokaḥ sanātanaḥ॥14-41-4॥
This eternal world belongs to sages who are ever absorbed in spiritual knowledge, whose minds are purified, and who have perfected the rite of self-study. (14-41-4)
ahaṅkāreṇāharato guṇānimāḥ; nbhūtādirevaṃ sṛjate sa bhūtakṛt। vaikārikaḥ sarvamidaṃ viceṣṭate; svatejasā rañjayate jagattathā॥14-41-5॥
By egoism, drawing in the qualities, the origin of the elements thus creates; he, as the creator of beings, the sattvic (vaikārika) principle, acts throughout all this, and by his own power, thus influences the world. (14-41-5)
