Sankhya Karika Verse 41

Sanskrit Verse

चित्रं यथाश्रयमृते स्थाण्वादिभ्यो यथा विना छाया । तद्वद्विनाऽविशेषैः न तिष्ठति निराश्रयं लिङ्गम् ॥ ४१॥

Transliteration

citraṃ yathā āśrayam ṛte sthāṇu-ādibhyo vinā yathā chāyā | tadvat vinā viśeṣaiḥ na tiṣṭhati nirāśrayaṃ liṅgam ||

Translation

As a painting stands not without a support, nor is there a shadow without a stake or the like, so neither does the Linga subsist supportless, without the Visesas.

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Reference: Sankhya Karika