Chapter 21
मयोपबृंहितं भूम्ना ब्रह्मणानन्तशक्तिना । भूतेषु घोषरूपेण बिसेषूर्णेव लक्ष्यते ॥ ३७ ॥
Transliteration
mayopabṛṁhitaṁ bhūmnā brahmaṇānanta-śaktinā bhūteṣu ghoṣa-rūpeṇa viseṣūrṇeva lakṣyate
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
mayā — by Me; upabṛṁhitam — established; bhūmnā — by the unlimited; brahmaṇā — the changeless Absolute; ananta-śaktinā — whose potencies have no end; bhūteṣu — within the living beings; ghoṣa-rūpeṇa — in the form of subtle sound, the oṁkāra; viseṣu — in the subtle fibrous covering of a lotus stalk; ūrṇā — one thread; iva — as; lakṣyate — appears.
Translation
“As the unlimited, unchanging and omnipotent Personality of Godhead dwelling within all living beings, I personally establish the Vedic sound vibration in the form of oṁkāra within all living entities. It is thus perceived subtly, just like a single strand of fiber on a lotus stalk.”