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Shloka 40

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

साधकानीन्द्रियाणि स्युर् देवा वैकारिका दश एकादशं मनस्तत्र स्वगुणेनोभयात्मकम्

sādhakānīndriyāṇi syur devā vaikārikā daśa ekādaśaṃ manastatra svaguṇenobhayātmakam

As dez faculdades sensoriais são instrumentos de realização (sādhaka), nascidos do princípio sāttvika (vaikārika). Entre elas, a mente (manas) é a décima primeira; por sua qualidade inerente participa de ambas—cognitiva e ativa—e assim tem natureza dupla.

sādhakānimeans of accomplishment, instruments for action
sādhakāni:
indriyāṇisense-faculties (organs)
indriyāṇi:
syuḥare/come to be
syuḥ:
devāḥluminous powers (deities presiding over faculties)
devāḥ:
vaikārikāḥsāttvika evolutes (from ahaṅkāra in sattva)
vaikārikāḥ:
daśaten
daśa:
ekādaśamthe eleventh
ekādaśam:
manaḥmind
manaḥ:
tatrathere/among them
tatra:
sva-guṇenaby its own quality/nature
sva-guṇena:
ubhaya-ātmakamof both natures (knowing and acting)
ubhaya-ātmakam:

Suta Goswami (narrating tattva-creation in the Linga Purana)