Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 12.14 / 21

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord12.14

12.14
अस्मिन् सतीदम् अस्तीति कार्यकारणतापि या साप्य् अपेक्षाविहीनानां जाडानां नोपपद्यते ॥१४॥
asmin satīdam astīti kāryakāraṇatāpi yā sāpy apekṣāvihīnānāṃ jāḍānāṃ nopapadyate
— 'this being present' ; — 'this exists' ; — thus (in the form) ; — causality ; — too ; — which ; — that too ; — of (things) devoid of (mutual) relating ; — of the insentient ; — is not tenable

Causality too, which takes the form 'this being present, this exists', is likewise not tenable for insentient things, which are devoid of (any capacity for mutual) relating.