स्वच्छत्वमविकारित्वं शान्तत्वमिति चेतस: । वृत्तिभिर्लक्षणं प्रोक्तं यथापां प्रकृति: परा ॥ २२ ॥
svacchatvam avikaritvam santatvam iti cetasah vrttibhir laksanam proktam yathapam prakrtih para
- svacchatvam
- clarity
- avikaritvam
- freedom from all distraction
- santatvam
- serenity
- iti
- thus
- cetasah
- of consciousness
- vrttibhih
- by characteristics
- laksanam
- traits
- proktam
- called
- yatha
- as
- apam
- of water
- prakrtih
- natural state
- para
- pure.
After the manifestation of the mahat-tattva, these features appear simultaneously. As water in its natural state, before coming in contact with earth, is clear, sweet and unruffled, so the characteristic traits of pure consciousness are complete serenity, clarity, and freedom from distraction.