आदौ हैरण्यगर्भीं तनुमविकलजीवात्मिकामास्थितस्त्वं जीवत्वं प्राप्य मायागुणगणखचितो वर्तसे विश्वयोने । तत्रोद्वृद्धेन सत्त्वेन तु गुणयुगलं भक्तिभावं गतेन छित्वा सत्त्वं च हित्वा पुनरनुपहितो वर्तिताहे त्वमेव ॥१॥
आदौ हैरण्यगर्भीं तनुम्-in the beginning as Hiranyagarbha formअविकल-जीवात्मिकाम्-undivided (collective) state of all jivasआस्थित:-त्वंmanifested Thouजीवत्वं प्राप्यbecoming (separate) jivasमाया-गुण-गण-खचित:with Maayaa and its various Gunas associatedवर्तसे विश्वयोने(Thou do) manifest, O Thou Origin of All!तत्र-उद्वृद्धेन सत्त्वेनthere, by well developed Sattva Gunaतु गुण-युगलंindeed the other two (Rajas and Tamas)भक्ति-भावं गतेनwhen devotion attitude is gotछित्वा सत्त्वं च हित्वाdestroying (the other two) and Sattva also leaving behindपुन:-अनुपहित:again unobstructedवर्तिताहे त्वम्-एवshall remain Thyself only
O Thou! The Origin of All! In the beginning Thou were in an undivided state of all jivas in the Hiranyagarbha form. Then Thou do manifest Thyself in multiplicity of jivas, and become associated with Maayaa and its various Gunas. With the well developed and dominant Sattva, devotional attitude is reached, by which the other two gunas Rajas and Tamas are destroyed. By and by when Sattva also is abandoned I (the jiva) shall, again, unobstructed, realise myself as Thyself only.