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therefore cannot manifest the mode of ignorance in the form of
anger, just as the pure sky cannot be polluted by the dust of the
earth.

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yasyerita sankhyamayi drdheha naur
yaya mumuksus tarate duratyayam

bhavarnavam mrtyu-patham vipascitah
pardtma-bhiitasya katham prthan-matih

yasya—by whom; irita—had been explained; sénkhya-mayi—hav-
ing the form of the philosophy analyzing the material world (Sankhya
philosophy); drdhd—very strong (to deliver people from this material
world); iha—in this material world; nauh—a boat; yaya—by which;
mumuksuh—a person desiring to be liberated; tarate—can cross over;
duratyayam—very difficult to cross; bhava-arnavam—the ocean of ne-
science; mrtyu-patham—a material life of repeated birth and death;
vipascitah—of a learned person; pardtma-bhiitasya —who has been ele-
vated to the transcendental platform; katham—how; prthak-matih—a
sense of distinction (between enemy and friend).

TRANSLATION

Kapila Muni enunciated in this material world the Sankhya phi-
losophy, which is a strong boat with which to cross over the ocean
of nescience. Indeed, a person eager to cross the ocean of the ma-
terial world may take shelter of this philosophy. In such a greatly
learned person, situated on the elevated platform of transcen-
dence, how can there be any distinction between enemy and
friend?

PURPORT

One who is promoted to the transcendental position (brahma-bhita) is
always jubilant (prasannatma). He is unaffected by the false distinctions
