Sūtra 1 of 20 · The universal
चितिः स्वतन्त्रा विश्वसिद्धिहेतुः
Consciousness (citi), sovereign in her freedom, is the cause of the universe's coming-into-being.
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चितिः
citiḥ
consciousness, awareness (feminine noun, nominative singular)
स्वतन्त्रा
svatantrā
free, independent, autonomous (feminine adjective)
विश्वसिद्धिहेतुः
viśvasiddhihetuḥ
the cause of the accomplishment/manifestation of the universe