यथा जलस्थ आभास: स्थलस्थेनावदृश्यते । स्वाभासेन तथा सूर्यो जलस्थेन दिवि स्थित: ॥ १२ ॥
yatha jala-stha abhasah sthala-sthenavadrsyate svabhasena tatha suryo jala-sthena divi sthitah
- yatha
- as
- jala-sthah
- situated on water
- abhasah
- a reflection
- sthala-sthena
- situated on the wall
- avadrsyate
- is perceived
- sva-abhasena
- by its reflection
- tatha
- in that way
- suryah
- the sun
- jala-sthena
- situated on the water
- divi
- in the sky
- sthitah
- situated.
The presence of the Supreme Lord can be realized just as the sun is realized first as a reflection on water, and again as a second reflection on the wall of a room, although the sun itself is situated in the sky.