त्वमेक आद्य: पुरुषोऽद्वितीय- स्तुर्य: स्वदृग् धेतुरहेतुरीश: । प्रतीयसेऽथापि यथाविकारं स्वमायया सर्वगुणप्रसिद्ध्यै ॥ ३८ ॥
tvam eka ādyaḥ puruṣo ’dvitīyas turyaḥ sva-dṛg dhetur ahetur īśaḥ pratīyase ’thāpi yathā-vikāraṁ sva-māyayā sarva-guṇa-prasiddhyai
- tvam
- You
- ekaḥ
- one
- ādyaḥ
- original
- puruṣaḥ
- Supreme Person
- advitīyaḥ
- without a second
- turyaḥ
- transcendental
- sva-dṛk
- self-manifesting
- hetuḥ
- the cause
- ahetuḥ
- having no cause
- īśaḥ
- the supreme controller
- pratīyase
- You are perceived
- atha api
- nonetheless
- yathā
- according to
- vikāram
- various transformations
- sva
- by Your own
- māyayā
- illusory potency
- sarva
- of all
- guṇa
- material qualities
- prasiddhyai
- for the complete manifestation
You are the original person, one without a second, transcendental and self-manifesting. Uncaused, you are the cause of all, and You are the ultimate controller. You are nonetheless perceived in terms of the transformations of matter effected by Your illusory energy — transformations You sanction so that the various material qualities can fully manifest.