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Shloka

असत्कल्पो विकल्पोऽयं विश्वमित्येकवस्तुनि ।निर्विकारे निराकारे निर्विशेषे भिदा कुतः ॥ ४०० ॥

asatkalpo vikalpo’yaṃ viśvamityekavastuni ;nirvikāre nirākāre nirviśeṣe bhidā kutaḥ . 400 .

Anvaya

अयं विकल्पःayaṃ vikalpaḥ
This conception of plurality
विश्वम् इतिviśvam iti
such as the universe
असत्–कल्पःasat–kalpaḥ
is as good as unreal
एक–वस्तुनिeka–vastuni
In one entity
निर्–विकारेnir–vikāre
unchanging
निर्–आकारेnir–ākāre
formless
निर्–विशेषेnir–viśeṣe
devoid of attributes
भिदाbhidā
duality
कुतःkutaḥ
how?

Translation

This conception of plurality, such as the universe, is as good as unreal. How can there be the plurality in one entity which is unchanging, formless and without attributes?

Annotation

‘vikalpa’ – etymologically means ‘visualised diversely’. For someone established in the highest level of realisation, the world does not appear. The world continues to appear until realisation. Hence it is called ‘as good as unreal’ (Jagadguru).

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