ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ 3, Slok 38

Text

ಧೂಮೇನಾವ್ರಿಯತೇ ವಹ್ನಿರ್ಯಥಾದರ್ಶೋ ಮಲೇನ ಚ | ಯಥೋಲ್ಬೇನಾವೃತೋ ಗರ್ಭಸ್ತಥಾ ತೇನೇದಮಾವೃತಮ್ ||೩-೩೮||

Transliteration

dhūmenāvriyate vahniryathādarśo malena ca . yatholbenāvṛto garbhastathā tenedamāvṛtam ||3-38||

Meanings

3.38 As a fire is enveloped by smoke, as a mirror is covered by dust, and as an embryo is encased in the membrane, so is this (worldA) enveloped by it (desire). - Adi