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Karika 42

अतोबिन्दुरतो नादो रूपमस्मादतो रसः । प्रवर्तते धिरेणैव क्षोभकत्वेन देहिनः ॥

From this comes the Bindu (the point), from this comes the Nada (the sound), from this comes the form, and from this comes the taste or essence. It proceeds gradually, acting as the agitator or stimulator of the embodied being. This verse…

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