Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 14.16 / 20

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord14.16

14.16
मनोमात्रपथे ऽप्य् अक्षविषयत्वेन विभ्रमात् स्पष्टावभासा भावानां सृष्टिः स्वप्नपदं मतम् ॥१६॥
manomātrapathe 'py akṣaviṣayatvena vibhramāt spaṣṭāvabhāsā bhāvānāṃ sṛṣṭiḥ svapnapadaṃ matam
— on the path of the mind alone ; — even ; — as if being an object of the senses ; — through a confusion (delusion) ; — with vivid appearances ; — of the entities ; — the creation ; — the dream-state ; — is held (to be)

Even on the path of the mind alone, the creation of entities with vivid appearances — through a confusion of them as if they were objects of the senses — is held to be the dream-state.