0215 Verse 267

Original

स्वरूपेण ह्यवस्थानामन्योन्यस्य विरोधिता ।
अविरुद्धस्तु सर्वासु सामान्यात्मा प्रतीयते ॥ २६७ ॥

svarūpeṇa hyavasthānāmanyonyasya virodhitā |
aviruddhastu sarvāsu sāmānyātmā pratīyate || 267 ||

“The states, in their own forms, are mutually incompatible; as for the common character, however, it is not incompatible with any state, and it is actually recognised, in its common form, in all states.” Ślokavārtika, page 696—(267)

Kamalaśīla

The States of ‘Happiness’ and the rest are incompatible among themselves; hence it is not reasonable that they should become merged into each other;—on the other hand, if any one State became merged into the common character, where would there be any incongruity, which would go against the acceptance of its mergence therein? As a matter of fact, the said common character is actually seen to be compatibly permeating through all the States; as is clear from the fact that ‘Sentience’ and the other common characters are found to be present in all the States.—(267)