The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Sanatsujātīyam

p. 181

p. 181

ननूपलभ्यते सावित्र्युपाख्याने—‘अथ सत्यवतः कायात्पाशावद्धं वशं गतम् ।अङ्गुष्ठमात्रं पुरुषं निश्चकर्ष यमो बलात्’ इति ।कथमुच्यते नास्य रूपमुपलभ्यत इति ? तत्राह—

In plain words

But surely it is seen. The story of Sāvitrī says so: 'Then Yama, out of Satyavat's body, dragged forth by force the puruṣa the size of a thumb — noosed, and now in his power.' So how can anyone say that this has no form we can perceive? To that, he replies —

Close to the Sanskrit

But surely it is perceived — in the Sāvitrī narrative: 'Then, from the body of Satyavat, the thumb-sized puruṣa, bound by the noose and gone into his power, Yama drew out by force' — thus. How is it said, 'His form is not perceived'? To that he says —