Verse 498

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। ॥ ४९८ ॥

In plain words

The misapprehension of the Self is the seed of all misfortune. From that seed unfolds worldly existence, characterized by uninterrupted suffering.

Close to the Sanskrit

That is the seed of all misfortune which is the misapprehension of the self otherwise; from that comes the onset of samsara, characterized by continuous affliction.