Verse 1.196
रागद्वेषौ तथा लज्जा भयं मोहश्च पञ्चमः । नभः पञ्चगुणं प्रोक्तं ब्रह्मज्ञानेन भाषितम्
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Attachment, aversion, shame, fear, and delusion as the fifth; the sky is declared to possess these five qualities, spoken through the knowledge of Brahman. The text identifies the five fundamental afflictions of the human mind—attachment…
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