न रराजोडुपश्छन्न: स्वज्योत्स्नाराजितैर्घनै: । अहंमत्या भासितया स्वभासा पुरुषो यथा ॥ १९ ॥
na rarājoḍupaś channaḥ sva-jyotsnā-rājitair ghanaiḥ ahaṁ-matyā bhāsitayā sva-bhāsā puruṣo yathā
- na rarāja
- did not shine forth
- uḍupaḥ
- the moon
- channaḥ
- covered
- sva-jyotsnā
- by its own light
- rājitaiḥ
- which are illuminated
- ghanaiḥ
- by the clouds
- aham-matyā
- by false ego
- bhāsitayā
- which is illuminated
- sva-bhāsā
- by his own luster
- puruṣaḥ
- the living entity
- yathā
- as
During the rainy season the moon was prevented from appearing directly by the covering of the clouds, which were themselves illumined by the moon’s rays. Similarly, the living being in material existence is prevented from appearing directly by the covering of the false ego, which is itself illumined by the consciousness of the pure soul.