दोषमूलं हि जीवस्य परमतत्त्वज्ञानाभाव एवेत्युक्तम्—‘भयं द्वितीयाभिनिवेशतः स्यात्’ इत्यादौ, ‘ईशादपेतस्य’ इत्यादिभिः । अतस्तज्ज्ञानमेव शुद्धत्वम् … ।
doṣa-mūlaṁ hi jīvasya parama-tattva-jñānābhāva evety uktam—‘bhayaṁ dvitīyābhiniveśataḥ syāt’ ity ādau, ‘īśād apetasya’ ity-ādibhiḥ | atas taj-jñānam eva śuddhatvam … |
(Prīti Sandarbha: 1)
“The root of the jīva’s deficiency (doṣa) is only the absence of awareness of the Supreme Entity (Parama-tattva), as stated by [the phrase], ‘For one who is averse to the Lord’ (Īśād apetasya) in [the verse] bhayaṁ dvitīyābhiniveśataḥ syād … [i.e., SB 11.2.37]. Therefore, only awareness of him [i.e., the Supreme Entity] is purity.”