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The Essence of the Tantra8.65

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क्षोभः अवश्यम् एव अन्तराले अभ्युपगन्तव्य इति सिद्धं साङ्ख्यापरिदृष्टं पृथग्भूतं गुणतत्त्वम्

Transliteration (IAST)

kṣobhaḥ avaśyam eva antarāle abhyupagantavya iti siddhaṃ sāṅkhyāparidṛṣṭaṃ pṛthagbhūtaṃ guṇatattvam

— agitation ; — in the interval (between prakṛti and its effects) ; — must be admitted ; — not noticed by the Sāṃkhya ; — a distinct (principle) ; — the principle of the qualities

Since agitation must necessarily be admitted in the interval (between prakṛti and its effects), it is established that the principle of the qualities (guṇatattva) is a distinct principle, one not noticed by the Sāṃkhya.