अर्थे ह्यविद्यमानेऽपि संसृतिर्न निवर्तते । मनसा लिङ्गरूपेण स्वप्ने विचरतो यथा ॥ ३५ ॥
arthe hy avidyamane ’pi samsrtir na nivartate manasa linga-rupena svapne vicarato yatha
- arthe
- factual cause
- hi
- certainly
- avidyamane
- not existing
- api
- although
- samsrtih
- material existence
- na
- not
- nivartate
- ceases
- manasa
- by the mind
- linga-rupena
- by subtle form
- svapne
- in a dream
- vicaratah
- acting
- yatha
- as.
Sometimes we suffer because we see a tiger in a dream or a snake in a vision, but actually there is neither a tiger nor a snake. Thus we create some situation in a subtle form and suffer the consequences. These sufferings cannot be mitigated unless we are awakened from our dream.