She, of the Absolute, said, it is through the Absolute This
triumphs with great perception. Thus, accordingly, from That alone, it was made
to understand the Absolute.
sa brahmeti hovaca brahmano va etad-vijaye mahiyadhvam iti
tato haiva vidam cakara brahmeti
Notes: In most translations, if not all, this first
sloka of the fourth section, marks the beginning of understanding. It usually
is stated simply: through Brahman’s power, the gods have become victorious. And
via that statement, Indra now knows Brahman. But there’s an intuition here that
what is being said is much more subtle than that, and infinitely greater. Sky
(Indra) is told by Light (Uma) that it is through Brahman that Sky and all the
others, including Fire and Air, have triumphed with their great perception. And
through that sudden understanding that Brahman is the source of its perception,
Sky perceives Brahman!
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