Nadatte kasyacit papam na caiva sukritam vibhuh, ajnanenavritam jnanam tena muhyanti jantavah
The all-pervading Lord accepts neither the sin nor the merit of anyone; knowledge is covered by ignorance, and thereby beings are deluded. It is ignorance alone — not divine will — that keeps beings in the cycle of joy and suffering.
- •The Divine is beyond merit and sin
- •Ignorance (avidya) is the root cause of delusion
- •Removing ignorance reveals the ever-present knowledge within