Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 5.20 / 21

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord5.20

5.20
घटो ऽयम् इत्य् अध्यवसा नामरूपातिरेकिणी परेशशक्तिर् आत्मेव भासते न त्व् इदन्तया ॥२०॥
ghaṭo 'yam ity adhyavasā nāmarūpātirekiṇī pareśaśaktir ātmeva bhāsate na tv idantayā
— 'this is a pot' ; — thus (in the form) ; — the determinative cognition ; — transcending name and form ; — the power of the Supreme Lord ; — as the very Self ; — shines, appears ; — but not ; — as 'this-ness' (objectivity)

The determinative cognition 'this is a pot', transcending name and form, is the power of the Supreme Lord, and it shines forth as the very Self, not as 'this-ness' (mere objectivity).