Tattvabodha 5.5

Tattvabodha - Verse 5.5

Sanskrit

आनन्दमयः कः ? एवमेव कारणशरीरभूतअविद्यास्थमलिनसत्त्वं प्रियादिवृत्तिसहितं सत् आनन्दमयः कोशः । एतत्कोशपञ्चकम् ।

Translation

What is the bliss sheath? Similarly, that which is the impure Sattva existing in the ignorance that is the causal body, endowed with tendencies like “dear” (priya), etc., is the bliss sheath. These are the five sheaths.

Word-for-Word

ānandamayaḥ kaḥ? (what is the bliss sheath?); evam-eva (similarly), kāraṇa-śarīra-bhūta-avidyā-stha-malina-sattvaṃ (the impure Sattva located in the ignorance which is the causal body), priya-ādi-vṛtti-sahitaṃ (endowed with modifications like “dear”, etc.) sat (being), ānandamayaḥ kośaḥ (is the bliss sheath). etat-kośa-pañcakam (this is the pentad of sheaths).

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