Karika 35
अन्यथा तु स्वतन्त्रा स्यात् सृष्टिस्तद्धर्मकत्वतः। सततं लौकिकर्येव, जाग्रत स्वप्न-पद-द्वये ॥
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Otherwise, creation would be independent due to its own nature; it would constantly be like an ordinary worldly object in both the waking and dream states. This verse establishes the critical dependency of the universe upon the divine…
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