Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 5.13 / 21

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord5.13

5.13
चितिः प्रत्यवमर्शात्मा परा वाक् स्वरसोदिता स्वातन्त्र्यम् एतन् मुख्यं तद् ऐश्वर्यं परमात्मनः ॥१३॥
citiḥ pratyavamarśātmā parā vāk svarasoditā svātantryam etan mukhyaṃ tad aiśvaryaṃ paramātmanaḥ
— Consciousness (the dynamic awareness) ; — whose essence is reflective self-awareness ; — the supreme Word (the primordial Speech) ; — arisen of its own essence (spontaneously) ; — autonomy, absolute freedom ; — this ; — primary, the principal ; — that ; — sovereignty, lordship ; — of the supreme Self

Consciousness, whose essence is reflective self-awareness, is the supreme Word, arisen spontaneously of its own essence. This is (its) absolute freedom, the primary sovereignty of the supreme Self.