पृथिवी वायुराकाश आपो ज्योतिरहं महान् । विकार: पुरुषोऽव्यक्तं रज: सत्त्वं तम: परम् । अहमेतत्प्रसङ्ख्यानं ज्ञानं तत्त्वविनिश्चय: ॥ ३७ ॥
pṛthivī vāyur ākāśa āpo jyotir ahaṁ mahān vikāraḥ puruṣo ’vyaktaṁ rajaḥ sattvaṁ tamaḥ param aham etat prasaṅkhyānaṁ jñānaṁ tattva-viniścayaḥ
- pṛthivī
- the subtle form of earth, aroma
- vāyuḥ
- the subtle form of air, touch
- ākāśaḥ
- the subtle form of sky, sound
- āpaḥ
- the subtle form of water, taste
- jyotiḥ
- the subtle form of fire, form
- aham
- false ego
- mahān
- the mahat-tattva
- vikāraḥ
- the sixteen elements (earth, water, fire, air and sky, the five working senses, the five knowledge-acquiring senses and the mind)
- puruṣaḥ
- the living entity
- avyaktam
- material nature, prakṛti
- rajaḥ
- the mode of passion
- sattvam
- the mode of goodness
- tamaḥ
- the mode of ignorance
- param
- the Supreme Lord
- aham
- I am
- etat
- this
- prasaṅkhyānam
- all that has been enumerated
- jñānam
- knowledge of the above-mentioned elements by individual symptoms
- tattva-viniścayaḥ
- steady conviction, which is the fruit of knowledge
I am form, taste, aroma, touch and sound; false ego; the mahat-tattva; earth, water, fire, air and sky; the living entity; material nature; the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance; and the transcendental Lord. All these items, along with knowledge of their individual symptoms and the steady conviction that results from this knowledge, represent Me.