The Heart of Recognition · 1.14

The Heart of Recognition 1.14

1.14
चितिवह्निरवरोहपदे छन्नोऽपि मात्रया मेयेन्धनं प्लुष्यति ॥१४॥
citi-vahnir avaroha-pade channo 'pi mātrayā meyendhanaṃ pluṣyati
sūtra
— the fire of Consciousness ; — at the level of descent (= the bound state) ; — though concealed ; — even ; — partially ; — the fuel of objects of knowledge ; — burns up

The fire of Consciousness, even when veiled in the descended state, still partially consumes the fuel of objective phenomena.