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Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied with Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Chapter 4 Karika 14-20.

Karika 14:

hetorādiḥ phalaṃ yeṣāmādirhetuḥ phalasya ca |

hetoḥ phalasya cānādiḥ kathaṃ tairupavarṇyate || 14 ||

Karika 15:

hetorādiḥ phalaṃ yeṣāmādirhetuḥ phalasya ca |

tathā janma bhavetteṣāṃ putrājjanma pituryathā || 15 ||

Karika 16:

saṃbhave hetuphalayoreṣitavyaḥ kramastvayā |

yugapatsaṃbhave yasmādasaṃbandho viṣāṇavat || 16 ||

Karika 17:

phalādutpadyamānassanna te hetuḥ prasidhyati |

aprasiddhaḥ kathaṃ hetuḥ phalamutpādayiṣyati || 17 ||

Karika 18:

yadi hetoḥ phalātsiddhiḥ phalasiddhiśca hetutaḥ |

kataratpūrvaniṣpannaṃ yasya siddhirapekṣayā || 18 ||

Karika 19:

aśaktiraparijñānaṃ kramakopo'tha vā punaḥ |

evaṃ hi sarvathā buddhaiḥ ajātiḥ paridīpitā || 19 ||

Karika 20:

bījāṅkurākhyo dṛṣṭāntaḥ sadā sādhyasamo hi sa |

na hi sādhyasamo hetuḥ siddhau sādhyasya yujyate || 20 ||

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