ऋतेऽर्थं यत् प्रतीयेत न प्रतीयेत चात्मनि । तद्विद्यादात्मनो मायां यथाभासो यथा तम: ॥ ३४ ॥
rte ’rtham yat pratiyeta na pratiyeta catmani tad vidyad atmano mayam yathabhaso yatha tamah
- rte
- without
- artham
- value
- yat
- that which
- pratiyeta
- appears to be
- na
- not
- pratiyeta
- appears to be
- ca
- and
- atmani
- in relation to Me
- tat
- that
- vidyat
- you must know
- atmanah
- My
- mayam
- illusory energy
- yatha
- just as
- abhasah
- the reflection
- yatha
- as
- tamah
- the darkness.
O Brahma, whatever appears to be of any value, if it is without relation to Me, has no reality. Know it as My illusory energy, that reflection which appears to be in darkness.