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VIVEKACŪDĀMANI
 
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action—these eight "cities" make up what is called the
subtle body.
 
[1
Nescience etc. - See note on sloka S5.]
 
इदं शरीरं शृणु सूक्ष्मसंज्ञितं
लिङ्गं त्वपञ्चीकृतभूतसम्भवम् ।
सवासनं कर्मफलानुभावकं
 
स्वाज्ञानतोऽनादिरुपाघिरात्मनः ॥ ९७ ॥
 
97.
 
Listen—this subtle body, called also the Linga
body, is produced out of the elements before their sub-
dividing and combining with each other, is possessed of
latent impressions and causes the soul to experience the
fruits of its past actions. 2 It is a beginningless super-
imposition on the soul brought on by its own ignorance.
 
[Causes etc. - This explains the word Linga: revealer of what is
 
latent.
 
2 Past actions— Thal are latent in the subtle body.]
 
स्वप्नो भवत्यस्य विभक्त्यवस्था
स्वमात्रशेषेण विभाति यत्र ।
स्वप्ने तु बुद्धिः स्वयमेव जाग्र-
त्कालीननानाविधवासनाभिः ॥ ९८ ॥
कर्त्रादिभावं प्रतिपद्य राजते
 
यत्र स्वयं भाति ह्ययं परात्मा ।
धीमात्रकोपाधिरशेषसाक्षी
 
न लिप्यते तत्कृतकर्मलेशैः ।