Verse 279

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। ॥ २७९ ॥

In plain words

Dullness is overcome by passion and clarity together; passion is overcome by clarity; and even clarity itself finally gives way before something purer still. So take your stand on clarity, and use it to remove your own superimposition.

Close to the Sanskrit

Tamas [is destroyed] by the two [rajas and sattva]; rajas, by sattva; sattva is destroyed by the pure [state beyond it]. Therefore, resorting to sattva, accomplish the removal of your own superimposition.