Verses on Sāṃkhya 3.3

3.3

teṣu ca ṣaṣṭitantrādikhyāteṣviti / vistaratvāt ṣaṣṭitantrasya saṃkṣiptarucisattvānugrahārthaṃ saptatikārambhaḥ / vakṣyati ca 'etadāryābhiḥ saṃkṣiptam'; iti / mokṣeṇa kiṃ phalamiti cedduḥkhanivṛttiḥ / atattvajño duḥkhairabhihanyamānassaṃsarannāste / tattvajñānāttu kaivalyamāpnoti, na duḥkhairabhihanyate / hanyamānena ko heturjijñāsitavya ityatrāha-

And regarding those [principles] set forth in the Ṣaṣṭitantra and elsewhere: because the Ṣaṣṭitantra is extensive, the Saptatikā is begun for the benefit of beings who desire brevity. And he will state later: “This was abridged by means of Āryā verses.” If it is asked: What is the fruit of liberation? [The answer is:] the cessation of suffering. One who is ignorant of the principles, continually struck down by sufferings, remains wandering in the cycle of rebirth. But from knowledge of the principles he attains isolation, and is not struck down by sufferings. By one who is being struck down, what cause ought to be investigated? To this he says: