Seeing that everything is made of the play of consciousness, [the sage] does not see [duality].

This is nearly a repetition of verse 24, but with vilāsa in place of saṅkalpa. Vilāsa—play, sport, joyful enjoyment—is more positive than saṅkalpa. The universe is not merely “the intention of consciousness”; it is “the play of consciousness.” This introduces the dimension of līlā, the cosmos as a joyful expression, not as an instrumental purpose. Brahman does not create the world to achieve something; it creates it as a dancer dances, as a musician plays: for the pure pleasure of expression. The sādhaka who internalizes vilāsa stops searching for “the meaning of life.” Life has no external meaning; it is vilāsa, a play that is its own meaning. The question “why does the world exist?” dissolves: it does not exist for anything; it exists as play. This is not frivolity; it is the ultimate depth. The most serious play is that which seeks nothing outside itself. A child at play does not play “in order to” develop; they play because playing is joyful. So it is with Brahman; so it is with the sādhaka who has understood vilāsa.

This is nearly a repetition of verse 24, but with vilāsa in place of saṅkalpa. Vilāsa—play, sport, joyful enjoyment—is more positive than saṅkalpa. The universe is not merely “the intention of consciousness”; it is “the play of consciousness.” This introduces the dimension of līlā, the cosmos as a joyful expression, not as an instrumental purpose. Brahman does not create the world to achieve something; it creates it as a dancer dances, as a musician plays: for the pure pleasure of expression. The sādhaka who internalizes vilāsa ceases to seek “the meaning of life.” Life has no external meaning; it is vilāsa, a play that is its own meaning. The question “why does the world exist?” dissolves: it does not exist for anything; it exists as play. This is not frivolity; it is the ultimate depth. The most serious play is that which seeks nothing outside itself. The child at play does not play “in order to” develop; the child plays because playing is joyful. So it is with Brahman; so it is with the sādhaka who has understood vilāsa.