Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 12.13 / 21

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord12.13

12.13
कार्यम् अव्यभिचार्यस्य लिङ्गम् अन्यप्रमातृगात् तदाभासस् तदाभासाद् एव त्व् अधिपतेः परः ॥१३॥
kāryam avyabhicāryasya liṅgam anyapramātṛgāt tadābhāsas tadābhāsād eva tv adhipateḥ paraḥ
— the effect ; — of the invariable (the cause it never strays from) ; — an inferential mark ; — residing in another cognizing subject ; — the appearance of that (effect) ; — from the appearance of that (cause) ; — only ; — but ; — from the sovereign (Lord) ; — another, distinct

The effect is an inferential mark of the invariable (cause); the appearance of that effect, residing in another cognizing subject, arises only from the appearance of that cause — yet (it is ultimately) distinct (only) from the sovereign Lord.