pṛthivī vāyur ākāśa

āpo jyotir ahaḿ mahān

vikāraḥ puruṣo 'vyaktaḿ

rajaḥ sattvaḿ tamaḥ param

aham etat prasańkhyānaḿ

jñānaḿ tattva-viniścayaḥ

prithivi -- the subtle form of earth, aroma; vayuh -- the subtle form of air, touch; akasah -- the subtle form of sky, sound; apah -- the subtle form of water, taste; jyotih -- the subtle form of fire, form; aham -- false ego; mahan -- the mahat-tattva; vikarah -- the sixteen elements (earth, water, fire, air and sky, the five working senses, the five knowledge-acquiring senses and the mind); purushah -- the living entity; avyaktam -- material nature, prakriti; rajah -- the mode of passion; sattvam -- the mode of goodness; tamah -- the mode of ignorance; param -- the Supreme Lord; aham -- I am; etat -- this; prasankhyanam -- all that has been enumerated; jnanam -- knowledge of the above-mentioned elements by individual symptoms; tattva-viniscayah -- steady conviction, which is the fruit of knowledge.


Texto

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.

Significado

Having given a brief but detailed synopsis of His personal opulences within this world, the Lord now briefly summarizes the opulences that expand from His bodily effulgence. It is stated in Brahma-samhita that all of the material universes with their infinite varieties, transformations and opulences rest on the bodily effulgence of the Lord. Srila Jiva Gosvami has elaborately explained this point in his commentary on this verse.