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Chetanāham karomi iti buddher bhedāgrahāt smayah | Etan nāśe'navacchinnam chaitanyaṁ mokṣa iṣyate || 52 ||
**Meaning:** Laughter arises from the intellect's misconception of oneness with the soul, thinking, "I am conscious, I am the soul, I do all this." When this ego is destroyed, the uninterrupted consciousness remains, and that is called liberation. || 52 ||
Kartṛbuddhigate duḥkha sukhe puṁsy upacāratah | Narānāthe yathābhṛtyagatau jayaparājayaū || 53 ||
**Meaning:** Just as the king experiences the victory and defeat of his servant, similarly, the soul (puruṣa) experiences the happiness and sorrow of the intellect, which is the doer. || 53 ||
Kartā bhoktā ca no tasmād ātmā nityo niranjanah | Adhyātasādanyathābuddhis tathācoktan mahātmanā || 54 ||
**Meaning:** Therefore, the soul is neither the doer nor the enjoyer, and it is eternal and pure. But due to adhyāsa (superimposition), the individual experiences false knowledge about the soul. Thus, the great sage Kapila has said. || 54 ||
Prakṛteḥ kriyamānāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvathā | Ahamkāra vimūḍhātma karttā'ham iti manyate || 55 ||
**Meaning:** All actions are performed by the qualities of nature. The soul, deluded by ego, thinks, "I am the doer." || 55 ||