yāval liṅgānvito hy ātmā
yāval liṅgānvito hy ātmā
tāvat karma-nibandhanam
tato viparyayaḥ kleśo
māyā-yogo 'nuvartate
As long as the jīva keeps the subtle body, he continues in the bondage of karma. From bondage, arise false identity, misery, and contact with māyā.
Only when the jīva gives up the subtle body does he become liberated.
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vitathābhiniveśo 'yaṁ
yad guṇeṣv artha-dṛg-vacaḥ
yathā manorathaḥ svapnaḥ
sarvam aindriyakaṁ mṛṣā
Seeing and speaking about the effects of the guṇas as permanent things are a useless misconception. It is like the objects of daydreams or dreams during sleep. All things perceived by the senses are illusory.
Therefore, you should strive for liberation from the bondage of karma. You should not strive for the results of karma such as Svarga, since material happiness and distress are flickering like a dream. This identity is useless (vitatha). Seeing and speaking about the effects of the guṇas, such as happiness, as being permanent things is useless. “We drank soma and became immortal, and enjoyed with Apsarās.” This identity is similar to daydreaming about deriving bliss from sons or wealth, or dreaming about enjoying women or attaining Svarga. This universe perceived by the senses is false.
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atha nityam anityaṁ vā
neha śocanti tad-vidaḥ
nānyathā śakyate kartuṁ
sva-bhāvaḥ śocatām iti
Some say the world is permanent. Some say it is transient. But they do not lament. The nature of those who lament is to say, “I cannot do anything else except lament.”
Mīmāṁsakas say that the world is permanent. Sāṇkhya says the world is temporary but real. “Then we cannot understand the world at all.” It is not possible to do anything. That is the nature of those who lament.
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