Brahma Purana — Sāṃkhya-Informed Discourse on the Unmanifest (Avyakta), the 25 Tattvas, and Liberation, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

न चैव तत्त्ववांस् तात संसारेषु निमज्जति एषाम् उपैति तत्त्वं हि क्षिप्रं बुध्यस्व लक्षणम् //

Translation

This is the sixteenth verse of the Purāṇa, summarizing the purport with reverence and faith (śraddhā).

Speaker

• A teacher/sage addressing a royal listener (‘tāta’ as affectionate address).