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TEXT 18
yatha gandhasya bhumes ca
na bhavo vyatirekatah
apam rasasya ca yatha
tatha buddheh parasya ca
SYNONYMS
yathaas; gandhasyaof aroma; bhumehof earth; caand; nano; bhavahexistence; vyatirekatahseparate; apamof water; rasasyaof taste; caand; yathaas; tathaso; buddhehof intelligence; parasyaof consciousness, spirit; caand.
TRANSLATION
As there is no separate existence of the earth and its aroma or of water and its taste, there cannot be any separate existence of intelligence and consciousness.
PURPORT
The example is given here that anything material has an aroma. The flower, the eartheverythinghas an aroma. If the aroma is separated from the matter, the matter cannot be identified. If there is no taste to water, the water has no meaning; if there is no heat in the fire, the fire has no meaning. Similarly, when there is want of intelligence, spirit has no meaning.
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