Karika 20
अप्रबुद्ध धियस्त्वेते, स्व स्थिति स्थगनोद्यताः। पातयन्ति दुस्तारे, घोरें संसार-वर्त्मनि॥
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But those whose intellect is not awakened, while attempting to obscure their own true state, cause themselves to fall into a terrible and difficult-to-cross path of worldly existence. This verse identifies the root cause of suffering not…
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