भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया |
त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम् ||११-२||
bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānāṃ śrutau vistaraśo mayā . tvattaḥ kamalapatrākṣa māhātmyamapi cāvyayam ||11-2||
।।11.2।। हे कमलनयन ! मैंने भूतों की उत्पत्ति और प्रलय आपसे विस्तारपूर्वक सुने हैं तथा आपका अव्यय माहात्म्य (प्रभाव) भी सुना है।।
11.2 भवाप्ययौ the origin and the dissolution? हि indeed? भूतानाम् of beings? श्रुतौ hav been heard? विस्तरशः in detail? मया by me? त्वत्तः from Thee? कमलपत्राक्ष O lotuseyed? माहात्म्यम् greatness? अपि also? च and? अव्ययम् inexhaustible.Commentary Kamalapatraksha Lotuseyed or having eyes like lotuspetals. Kamalapatra also means knowledge of the Self. He who can be obtained by knowledge of the Self is Kamalapatraksha.
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।11.2।।तथा --, मैंने आपसे प्राणियोंके भव -- उत्पत्ति और अप्यय -- प्रलय? ये दोनों संक्षेपसे नहीं? विस्तारपूर्वक सुने हैं और हे कमलपत्राक्ष अर्थात् कमलपत्रके सदृश नेत्रोंवाले कृष्ण आपका अविनाशी -- अक्षय माहात्म्य भी मैं सुन चुका हूँ। श्रुतम् यह क्रियापद पूर्ववाक्यसे लिया गया है।
11.2 O you with eyes like lotus leaves, the origin and dissolution of beings have been heard by me in detail from You. ['From You have been heard the origin and dissolution of beings in You.'] And (Your) undecaying glory, too, (has been heard).
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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