Verse 87

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। ॥ ८९ ॥

In plain words

Next you come to know through the guru: like catching sight of a lump of jaggery from across the room. Then, through him, you know the Self: like the sweetness of eating it.

Close to the Sanskrit

Next comes the recognition gained from the guru — just as the seeing of jaggery from a distance; from him comes the recognition of the Self — just as the pleasure born of eating the jaggery.