Samkhya Karika · Verses 61-73

prakṛteḥ su-kumārataraṃ na kiṃ-cid astī 'ti me matir bhavati
yā dṛṣṭā ^smī 'ti punar na darśanam upaiti puruṣasya.

tasmān na badhyate1 .addhā na2 mucyate3 nā 'pi saṃsarati kaś-cit4
saṃsarati badhyate mucyate ca nānā*śrayā prakṛtiḥ

rūpaiḥ saptabhir eva tu1 badhnāty ātmānam ātmanā prakṛtiḥ
s^ aiva ca puruṣā'rtham prati2 vimocayaty ekarūpeṇa.

evaṃ tattvā'bhyāsān nā 'smi na me nā 'ham ity a-pariśeṣam
a-viparyayād vi-śuddhaṃ kevalam utpadyate jñānam.

tena nivṛtta-prasavām artha-vaśāt sapta-rūpa-vinivṛttām1
prakṛtim paśyati puruṣaḥ prekṣakavad avasthitaḥ su-sthaḥ2.

dṛṣṭā may^ ety1 upekṣaka2 eko dṛṣṭā ^ham ity uparatā ^nyā3
sati saṃyoge .api tayoḥ prayojanaṃ ṇā 'sti sargasya.

samyag-jñānā'dhigamād dharmā`dīnām a-kāraṇa-prāptau
tiṣṭhati saṃskāra-vaśāc cakra-bhramavad1 dhṛta-śarīraḥ.

prāpte śarīra-bhede caritā'rthatvāt pradhāna-vinivṛttau
aikā'ntikam āty-antikam ubhayaṃ kaivalyam āpnoti.

puruṣā1'rtha-2jñānam3 idaṃ guhyam parama-rṣiṇā samākhyātam
sthity-utpatti-pralayāś4 cintyante5 yatra bhūtānām.

etat pavitram agryam munir AAsuraye .anukampayā pradadau
AAsurir api Pañca-śikhāya tena1 bahudhā2-kṛtaṃ tantram.

śiṣya1-param-parayā *gatam IIśvara-kṛṣṇena c' aitad āryābhiḥ
saṃkṣiptam ārya-matinā samyag vijñāya siddhā'ntam.

saptatyāṃ kila1 ye .arthās te .arthāḥ kṛtsnasya .Saṣṭi-tantrasya
ākhyāyikā2-virahitāḥ para-vāda-vivarjitāś cā 'pi3.

tasmāt samāsa-dṛṣṭaṃ śāstram idaṃ nā'rthataś ca parihīṇam
tantrasya1 bṛhanmūrter darpaṇa-saṅkrāntam iva bimbam.