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Karika 49

तन्मात्रोदयरूपेण मनोहम्बुद्धिवर्तिनी । पुर्यष्टकेन संरुद्धस्तुत्थं प्रत्यययोर्भवम् ॥

When the mind, ego, and intellect are confined within the city of eight (the subtle body) in the form of the mere arising of the tanmatras (subtle elements), then the state of both the subject and the object comes into being. This verse…

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