Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 12.8 / 21

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord12.8

12.8
अत एवाङ्कुरे ऽपीष्टो निमित्तं परमेश्वरः तद् अन्यस्यापि बीजादेर् हेतुता नोपपद्यते ॥८॥
ata evāṅkure 'pīṣṭo nimittaṃ parameśvaraḥ tad anyasyāpi bījāder hetutā nopapadyate
— for this very reason ; — with respect to the sprout ; — even ; — is held (to be) ; — the (true) cause ; — the Supreme Lord ; — therefore ; — of anything else ; — even ; — such as a seed ; — the status of being a cause ; — is not tenable

For this very reason, the Supreme Lord is held to be the (true) cause even of the sprout; therefore the causal status of anything else, such as a seed, is not tenable.