धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथादर्शो मलेन च यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्
dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśho malena cha yatholbenāvṛito garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛitam
Recitation · Text 3.38
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Three images in a single verse: as fire is covered by smoke, a mirror by dust, and an embryo by the womb, so is this covered by that. The three coverings differ in degree — smoke thins, dust wipes away, the womb is total — a graded picture of how obscured understanding can be.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The three coverings differ in degree — smoke thins, dust wipes away, the womb is total — a graded picture of how obscured understanding can get.