Verse 4

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In plain words

In bliss and Cit—consciousness itself—there is no distinction of Guṇa, or quality, of Varṇa, or class, or of Jāti, or birth. Yet māyā conjures Ahaṅkṛti, the ego-thought that says, “I am a brahmin, I am a merchant,” and on down the list, together with Moha, the fond confusion that clings to son, wife, and home. Such is her brilliant skill at making the impossible happen.

Close to the Sanskrit

In bliss and Cit—consciousness itself—where distinctions based on Guṇa, or quality; Varṇa, or class; and Jāti, or birth, have departed, māyā—indeed most skilful at bringing about what cannot be brought about—makes manifest Ahaṅkṛti, the ego-notion “brahmin,” “merchant,” and so on, and Moha, the delusion regarding son, wife, and home.