ஏகமதில் ஜெகமெல்லாம் பலவாத் தோன்றும்
யூகமதி லான்மாவோ வொன்றாய் நிற்கும்
யோகமதி லருவில்லை யுருவு மில்லை
யோகவிதித் திறலான்மா வொன்றே ஒன்றாம்
Ēkamadhil jegamellām palavāth thōṉḏṟum
Yūkamadhi lāṉmāvō voṉḏṟāy niṟkum
Yōkamadhi laruvillai yuruṟuvu millai
Yōkavidhith thiṟalāṉmā voṉḏṟē voṉḏṟām.
Within the One (Ekam), the entire world appears as many.
In yūka-mati (conjecture / discriminative thought), the soul stands as one.
In yōga-mati (the yogic state/mind), there is no ‘aruvu’ (the subtle/invisible or formless) and no ‘uruvu’ (form/visible).
By the power/efficacy of the yogic method, the soul is one—only one.
Though reality is non-dual, multiplicity is experienced as an appearance within that One. When understanding turns inward—through discernment rather than mere sense-perception—the Self is recognized as a single unity. In mature yoga, the opposition “with form / without form” (gross/subtle, saguna/nirguna) collapses, and what remains is the One Self alone, not a second thing.
The verse moves through layered standpoints. First it states a non-dual premise: “Ekam” (the One) is the ground in which “jagam” (world) presents itself as plurality—suggesting appearance (māyā-like) rather than a second independent reality.
Next it introduces “yūka-mati”: a mode of mind associated with inference, conjecture, or discriminative reasoning. From this standpoint, the “āṉmā” (soul/self) is grasped as one—an intellectual correction to the sensory impression of many.
Then it shifts to “yōga-mati,” implying direct yogic knowing rather than conceptual knowing. Here the Siddhar denies both categories: neither “aruvu” nor “uruvu.” In Siddha usage, this can mean neither subtle/invisible nor gross/visible; and also neither formless Absolute nor formed deity—pointing to a realization that is prior to such divisions.
Finally, “yōga-vidhi-t-tiṟal” (the force/effectiveness of yogic method, discipline, or rule) indicates that this oneness is not merely a doctrine but an accomplished state: the Self is realized as “one—only one.” The text preserves the Siddha emphasis that unity is confirmed in yogic attainment, not just argued philosophically.