Verse 266

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:

न चावस्थान्तरोत्पादे पूर्वाऽत्यन्तं विनश्यति ।
उत्तरानुगुणार्थं तु सामान्यात्मनि लीयते ॥ २६६ ॥

na cāvasthāntarotpāde pūrvā'tyantaṃ vinaśyati |
uttarānuguṇārthaṃ tu sāmānyātmani līyate || 266 ||

“Even on the appearance of a new state, the preceding state is not entirely destroyed; it becomes merged into the common character, in order to help the appearance of the next state.” [Ślokavārtika, page 596]—(266)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

The following Text proceeds to show that there is no disappearance of the specific properties:—[see verse 266 above]

‘Preceding state’,—of happiness.

“If that is so, then why is not Unhappiness also not felt during the state of Happiness?”

The answer is—It becomes merged, etc. etc.—While the state of ‘Happiness’ remains in its own form, the other state, of ‘Unhappiness’, does not appear; it remains merged in the common character, which permeates through all states,—such as being sentient, being substance and so on; and thereby renders possible the appearance of the succeeding state of ‘Unhappiness’; it is for this purpose that it becomes merged in the common character.—(266)

Objection—If that be so, then the mergence of the states into the common character also should be as unreasonable as in the other states; as that also involves an incongruity.

In regard to this objection, the explanation is as follows:—[see verse 267 next]