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The Supreme Person
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके
adhaśh chordhvaṁ prasṛitās tasya śhākhā guṇa-pravṛiddhā viṣhaya-pravālāḥ adhaśh cha mūlāny anusantatāni karmānubandhīni manuṣhya-loke
Its branches spread downward and upward, nourished by the gunas, with sense-objects as their tender shoots; and below, in the world of humans, its secondary roots extend, giving rise to the bondage of action.
adhaḥ—downward · cha—and · ūrdhvam—upward · prasṛitāḥ—extended · tasya—its · śhākhāḥ—branches · guṇa—modes of material nature · pravṛiddhāḥ—nourished · viṣhaya—objects of the senses · pravālāḥ—buds · adhaḥ—downward · cha—and · mūlāni—roots · anusantatāni—keep growing · karma—actions · anubandhīni—bound · manuṣhya-loke—in the world of humans
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