Verse 2.174

Sanskrit text and transliteration:

लिङ्गात्मकतया तद्वत्समष्टिव्यष्टिरूपिणः ।
तदवच्छेदहेतोः स्यादव्यक्तस्य सुषुप्तता ॥ १७४ ॥

liṅgātmakatayā tadvatsamaṣṭivyaṣṭirūpiṇaḥ |
tadavacchedahetoḥ syādavyaktasya suṣuptatā || 174 ||

English translation of verse 2.174:

In the same way for the Sūtrātman, who is manifested both as cosmic and individual beings (in a subtle form), there is the limitation by the form of the liṅga-śarīra. The Avyaktu, the Unmanifested, (as limited in the human body) is identical with avidyā in the state of sleep.

Notes:

What is true of the Virāj is equally true of the Sūtrātman, the cosmic being in its subtle aspect. While in its cosmic subtle aspect it is referred to as the Sūtrātman, in its individual subtle aspect it is called Taijasa. Though the Sūtrātman is infinite, it suffers limitation due to avidyā. In the individual form, it has the subtle body (liṅga-śarīra) as its adjunct. The subtle body is composed of seventeen factors—buddhi, manas, the five organs of knowledge (jñānendriya), the five organs of action (karmendriya), and the five vital airs (prāṇa).

Buddhi is the principle which stands for certitude, while manas stands for desire and doubt. These two, which are modes of the internal organ, are derived from the sattva aspect of the elements taken collectively. The five organs of knowledge spring from the sattva aspect of the elements taken separately. The five organs of action come from the rajas aspect of the elements taken separately. The five vital airs—prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, udāna, and samāna—come into being from the rajas phase of the elements taken together.

The subtle body can be described in a different way as being constituted by three sheaths—the sheath of self-consciousness (vijñāna-maya-kośa), the sheath of consciousness (manomaya kośa), and the sheath of vitality (prāṇamaya-kośa). The seventeen factors mentioned above are apportioned among the three sheaths. The vijñānamaya-kośa consists of buddhi and the five organs of knowledge. The manomaya-kośa is composed of manas and the five organs of knowledge. The prāṇamaya-kośa is made up of the five organs of action and the five vital airs.

The Avyakta, the unmanifest māyā, is the cause of the limitation of the cosmic being who assumes the individual form both in its gross (sthūla) and subtle (liṅga) aspects. It is known as kāraṇa-ajñāna in the state of sleep. The individual form of the Self in the state of sleep is called Prājña.