Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 8.5 / 11

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord8.5

8.5
भावाभावावभासानां बाह्यतोपाधिर् इष्यते नात्मा सत्ता ततस् तेषाम् आन्तराणां सतां सदा ॥५॥
bhāvābhāvāvabhāsānāṃ bāhyatopādhir iṣyate nātmā sattā tatas teṣām āntarāṇāṃ satāṃ sadā
— of the appearances of presence and absence ; — externality ; — an adventitious qualification ; — is held (to be) ; — not ; — (their) essential nature ; — (their) being / existence ; — therefore ; — of them (the appearances) ; — which are inner ; — existing, real ; — always

For the appearances of presence and absence, externality is held to be an adventitious qualification, not their essential nature; therefore their being is always that of inner, ever-existing (realities).