Bhashya
तं चेत् एवमुक्तवन्तं ब्रूयुः पुनरन्तेवासिनः- अस्मिंश्चेत्यथोक्ते चेत् यदि ब्रह्मपुरे ब्रह्मपुरोपलक्षितान्तराकाशेइत्यर्थः ।इदं सर्वं समाहितं सर्वाणि च भूतानि सर्वे चकामाः ।कथमाचार्येणानुक्ताः कामा अन्तेवासिभिरुच्यन्ते ?नैष दोषः ।यच्च अस्य इहास्ति यच्च नास्तीत्युक्ता एव हिआचार्येण कामाः ।अपि च सर्वशब्देन च उक्ता एवकामाः ।यदा यस्मिन्काले एतच्छरीरं ब्रह्मपुराख्यं जरावलीपलितादिलक्षणा वयोहानिर्वा आप्नोति, शस्त्रादिना वावृक्णं प्रध्वंसते विस्रंसते विनश्यति, किं ततोऽन्यदति-शिष्यते ? घटाश्रितक्षीरदधिस्नेहादिवत् घटनाशे देहनाशे-ऽपि देहाश्रयमुत्तरोत्तरं पूर्वपूर्वनाशान्नश्यतीत्यभिप्रायः ।एवंप्राप्ते नाशे किं ततोऽन्यत् यथोक्तादतिशिष्यते अवतिष्ठते, नकिंचनावतिष्ठत इत्यभिप्रायः ॥
In plain words
Addressing the teacher who spoke thus, the resident disciples ask: 'Within this very city of Brahman—meaning the inner space characterized as the city of Brahman—all this is established, along with all beings and all desires.' How can desires unmentioned by the teacher be raised by the disciples? There is no such fault, for the teacher has already spoken of desires by saying 'what of this exists here and what does not,' and moreover, desires were indeed included through the comprehensive term 'all.' When this body, called the city of Brahman, reaches old age marked by wrinkles and grey hair, or is struck down and disintegrates by weapons and the like, does anything else survive beyond it? Just as when a pot breaks, the milk, curd, and oil resting within it also perish along with the destruction of the pot, since each dependent substance perishes with the collapse of its base—such being the case upon destruction, does anything else remain apart from what was stated, or does absolutely nothing persist? This is the core of the doubt.
Close to the Sanskrit
Addressing him who has thus spoken, the resident disciples ask: 'In this very city of Brahman—meaning the inner space characterized as the city of Brahman—all this is established, along with all beings and all desires.' How can desires unmentioned by the teacher be spoken of by the disciples? This is no fault, for the teacher has already spoken of desires by saying 'what of this exists here and what does not exist here,' and further, desires were indeed spoken of by the comprehensive term 'all.' When this body, named the city of Brahman, attains old age characterized by wrinkles, grey hair, and loss of youth, or is cut down and completely perishes by weapons or the like, does anything else remain beyond that? Just as when a pot breaks, the milk, curd, oil, and other substances residing in the pot perish along with the destruction of the pot because each subsequent container-dependent entity perishes due to the destruction of the preceding one—such being the case upon destruction, does anything else remain distinct from what was stated, or does nothing at all remain? This is the intent.