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148 O friend, how the Tattva can be described to you ? Even thinking deeply, no Reality can be found.
१४९ जिवँ केली-तरु-सोहणहिँ णव पाविज्जइ सारु । तिवँ धुअ-तत्त-विआरणइ दीसइ एहु संसारु ॥ [यथा कदली-तरु-शोभने/शोधने नहि प्राप्यते सारः । तथा ध्रुव-तत्त्व-विचारणे दश्यते एषः संसारः ॥]
149 As in the beautiful plaintain tree (or 'by searching the plaintain tree all over'), no essence is found, the same is the case with this Samsāra, pondered over philosopuically.
१५० बंधु ण दीसइ एत्थु हलें णउ सो मोक्ख-सहाउ। बुज्झि संजोए परम-पउ एह सो सोक्ख-सहाउ। [बन्धः न दृश्यते अत्र हला नहि सः मोक्ष-स्वभावः । बुध्यस्व संयोगे परम-पदं एषः सः सोक्ष स्वभावः ॥]
___ 150 O dear friend, here neither the Bondage nor the nature of the Release is seen. Know it to be the Highest Place (parama-pada). That is the Natural happiness (sokkha-sahāva).
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जो ण पईसइ हिअअहिँ xx तें किं सेविअएण | सगुणु पईसइ तिअस-गणे भावहि तत्तु मणेण ।। [यः न प्रविशति हृदये xx तेन किं सेवितेन । सगुणः प्रविशति त्रिदश-गणे भावय तत्त्वं मनसा ॥]
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That which does not produce Illumination in the heart, what is the use of devoting oneself to it ? That which is
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