3.55 - John Henry Thompson - Invent Your Future
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सत्त्वपुरुषयोः शुद्धिसाम्ये कैवल्यम् ॥५५॥
sattva purushayoh shuddhisamye kaivalyam ||55||
[JW] 3.55 When the purity of the sattva and of the Self are equal [there is] Isolation.
[SS] 3.56 When the tranquil mind attains purity equal to that of the Self, there is Absoluteness. [p203]
[EB] 3.55 When the purity of the intellect is equal to that of the purusa, kaivalya liberation ensues. [p403]
sattva = purity; one of the three guṇas; the physical world
puruṣayoh = consicousness; true nature; true self
śuddhi = purity
sāmye = sameness; similarity
kaivalyam = liberation