त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् | त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे
tvamakṣaraṃ paramaṃ veditavyaṃ tvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam . tvamavyayaḥ śāśvatadharmagoptā sanātanastvaṃ puruṣo mato me
祢是不朽者,至高應知之實相;祢是此宇宙的至上依處。祢是不變者,永恆達摩(Dharma)的守護者;祢是永恆的富樓沙(Purusha)。此乃吾之信念。
You are the Immutable, the supreme One to be known; You are the most perfect repository of this Universe. You are the Imperishable, the Protector of the ever-existing religion; You are the eternal Person. This is my belief.
「宇宙的依處」(VisvasyaNidhaanam)是此宇宙的寶庫,也指居所、庇護所或此宇宙的基質。正因如此,宇宙中的所有眾生才得以保存和保護。祂是取之不盡的源泉,奉獻者時刻向祂求助。那些無視這神聖寶庫,追逐感官對象虛影的人確實是受迷惑的,因為那些虛影甚至不含一絲快樂。「應知之實相」(Veditavyam)是尋求解脫的修行者或探求者應當通過聞(Sravana,聽聞經典)、思(Manana,反思)和修(Nididhyasana,禪修)來知曉的。「不變者」(Avyayah)意為取之不盡、不變、不死。
VisvasyaNidhaanam Treasurehouse of this universe? also means abode or refuge or the substratum of this universe. It is because of this that all the beings in the universe are preserved and protected. He is the inexhaustibel source to Whom the devotee turns at all times. Deluded indeed are they that ignore this divine treasurehouse and runa fter the shadow of the objects of the senses which do not contain even an iota of pleasure.Veditavyam To be known by the aspirants or seekrs of liberation? through Sravana (hearing of the scriptures)? Manana (reflection) and Nididhyasana (meditation).Avyayah means inexhaustible? unchanging? undying.