vadanti viśvaṁ kavayaḥ sma naśvaraṁ
vadanti viśvaṁ kavayaḥ sma naśvaraṁ
paśyanti cādhyātmavido vipaścitaḥ
tathāpi muhyanti tavāja māyayā
suvismitaṁ kṛtyam ajaṁ nato 'smi tam
Learned sages say that this world is temporary. Those advanced in adhyātma knowledge see the world as temporary. But even the learned are bewildered by māyā. O unborn Lord! I offer respects to the unborn Lord, whose action is so amazing.
What is surprising about an ignorant person not seeing death? Even the wise are bewildered. This is your astonishing action. Giving up study of scripture, I offer respects to you. Those who are really in knowledge worship you.
|| 5.18.5 ||
viśvodbhava-sthāna-nirodha-karma te
hy akartur aṅgīkṛtam apy apāvṛtaḥ
yuktaṁ na citraṁ tvayi kārya-kāraṇe
sarvātmani vyatirikte ca vastutaḥ
You are uncontaminated. Though you are not the doer, you accept the actions of creating, maintaining and destroying the universe. This is not astonishing for you, the cause of all causes, the soul of all, separate from all. It is reasonable for you.
“You say that even the learned men are bewildered by my māyā. This implies a fault in me (by my close association with māyā).” Though māyā belongs to you, you are separate from her. The Lord is actually called the non-doer of creation because he only activates the guṇas. Accepting the action of creation is only metaphorical. You do not have a sense of being a doer like the jīva. You are not covered by the guṇas. This is reasonable for you, and not astonishing. Because you are the possessor of māyā, you are the cause of all its effects. You are the form of everything (sarvātmani). Because māyā is not part of your svarūpa-śakti, you are said to be separate.
|| 5.18.6 ||
vedān yugānte tamasā tiraskṛtān
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