Patanjali Yoga Sutras

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which, coming through the Buddhi, becomes intelligence, and, as such, is bound. 21. तदर्थ एव दृश्यस्यात्मा ॥ २१॥ tadarth eva drishyasyatma The nature of the experience is for him. Nature has no light of its own. As long as the PuruSa is present in it, it appears light, but the light is borrowed; just as the moon's light is reflected. All the manifestations of nature are caused by this nature itself, according to the Yogis; but nature has no purpose in view, except to free the PuruSa. 22. कृतार्थं प्रति नष्टमप्यनष्टं तदन्यसाधारणत्वात् ॥ २२॥ kritarthan prati nashtam apyanashtan tadanyasadharannatvat Though destroyed for him whose goal has been gained, yet is not destroyed, being common to others. The whole idea of this nature is to make the Soul know that it is entirely separate from nature, and when the Soul knows this, nature has no more attractions for it. But the whole of nature vanishes only for that man who has become free. There will always remain an infinite number of others, for whom nature will go on working. 23. स्वस्वामिशक्त्योः स्वरूपोपलब्धिहेतुः संयोगः ॥ २३॥ svasvamishaktyoh svaroopopalabdhihetuh sanyogah Junction is the cause of the realisation of the nature of 79