Text 27

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‘hetu’-śabde kahe—bhukti-ādi vāñchāntare
bhukti, siddhi, mukti—mukhya ei tina prakāre

Synonyms

hetu—cause; Sabde—by the word; kahe—it is said; bhukti—enjoying the result by oneself; ādi—and so on; vancha-antare—because of a different ambition; bhukti—enjoying the result of action; siddhi—the perfection of doing something; mukti—liberation; mukhya—chief; ei—these; tina prakāre—in three ways. 

Translation

“The word hetu [cause] means that a thing is done for some motive. There can be three motives. One may act to enjoy the result personally, to achieve some material perfection, or to act in such a way that one may be liberated. 

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