प्रकाशो मे निजं रूपं नातिरिक्तोऽस्म्यहं ततः, यदा प्रकाशते विश्वं तदाऽहंभास एव हि। ॥8॥

prakāśo me nijaṁ rūpaṁ nātirikto'smyahaṁ tataḥ, yadā prakāśate viśvaṁ tadā'haṁbhāsa eva hi. (8)

This verse expresses that the true essence of the speaker is pure light, and that when the universe comes into being, it is this light that illuminates everything. It emphasizes the idea that the speaker's true self is inseparable from the light that brings life and awareness to the world.