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## Chapter Ten
**[Sadanushtan]** Anushtan becomes pure due to samata (equality). Just as the powder of katak (purifier) purifies impure water, so too does anushtan become pure through the yoga of samata. ||1||
**Meaning:** Just as the powder of katak (purifier) purifies impure water, so too does anushtan become pure through the yoga of samata. ||1||
Poison, gar (heat), non-anushtan, its cause, and the supreme nectar are the five types of anushtan. ||2||
**Meaning:** Guru seva (service to the guru) and other anushtans are said to be of five types: poison, gar (heat), non-anushtan, its cause, and the supreme nectar. ||2||
Anushtan done with the desire for food, wealth, worship, or prosperity is called visha-anushtan because it quickly destroys the pure mind. ||3||
**Meaning:** Anushtan done with the desire for food, wealth, worship, or prosperity is called visha-anushtan because it quickly destroys the pure mind. ||3||
Both stationary and mobile beings, when consumed at that moment, are poison. Just as they kill, so too does this destroy the pure mind from worldly enjoyment. ||4||
**Adhyatma Sara**