Note 145 — Chapter VII · THE ŚAIVA-DARŚANA.
Edward B. (Edward Byles) Cowell translation
The first three are the three kinds of mala in the J. A. O. S., viz., áṇavam, kanmam, and máyei, the last is the "obscuring" power of Máyesuran (cf. vol. iv. pp. 13, 14). The Śaivas hold that Páśa, like the Sánkhya Prakṛiti, is in itself eternal, although its connection with any particular soul is temporary (see J. A. O. S. iv. p. 228).