Shloka 55
Adhyaya 17: लिङ्गोद्भव—ब्रह्मविष्ण्वहङ्कार-शमनं, ओंकार-प्रादुर्भावः, मन्त्र-तत्त्वं च
Devanagari script
सबाह्याभ्यन्तरं चैव सबाह्याभ्यन्तरस्थितम् आदिमध्यान्तरहितम् आनन्दस्यापि कारणम्
Transliteration
sabāhyābhyantaraṃ caiva sabāhyābhyantarasthitam ādimadhyāntarahitam ānandasyāpi kāraṇam
Translation
Yang Maha Tertinggi itu sekaligus di luar dan di dalam, dan bersemayam sebagai hakikat yang berdiam dalam segala yang di luar dan di dalam. Ia tanpa awal, tanpa pertengahan, tanpa akhir—bahkan Dialah sebab dan landasan kebahagiaan suci (ānanda).
Word by Word
sa-bāhya-abhyantaramhaving (the nature of) both outer and inner
sa-bāhya-abhyantaram:
ca evaand indeed
ca eva:
sa-bāhya-abhyantara-sthitamabiding/established in both the external and internal
sa-bāhya-abhyantara-sthitam:
ādi-madhya-anta-rahitamdevoid of beginning, middle, and end
ādi-madhya-anta-rahitam:
ānandasyāpieven of bliss (ānanda)
ānandasyāpi:
kāraṇamthe cause, source, ground
kāraṇam:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga’s supreme nature within the Purva-Bhaga discourse)