'hetu'-Å›abde kahe — bhukti-Ädi vÄñchÄntare
bhukti, siddhi, mukti — mukhya ei tina prakÄre

 hetu-Å›abde - by the word hetu; kahe - it is said; bhukti - enjoying the result by oneself; Ädi - and so on; vÄñchÄ-antare - because of a different ambition; bhukti - enjoying the result of action; siddhi - the perfection of doing something; mukti - liberation; mukhya - chief; ei - these; tina prakÄre - in three ways.


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“The word ‘hetu’ [‘cause’] means that a thing is done for some motive. There can be three motives. One may act to enjoy the result personally, to achieve some material perfection, or to attain liberation.

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