Prakaraṇa 3 · Verse 27
यथा नभसि तडिद् विद्युद् आत्मानं दृश्यते क्वचित्
yathā nabhasi taḍid vidyud ātmānaṃ dṛśyate kvacit
Like lightning in the sky, the Self sees itself somewhere
The image of lightning (vidyut) in the sky (nabhas) captures the nature of ātma-darśana—