The threefold suffering and the aim of inquiry

SK 1

duḥkha-trayā’bhighātāj jijñāsā tad-apaghātake hetau dṛṣṭe sā ’pā’rthā cen na, ekāntātyantato ’bhāvāt.

SK 2

dṛṣṭavad ānuśravikaḥ sa hy a-viśuddhi-kṣayātiśaya-yuktaḥ tad-viparītaḥ śreyān vyaktāvyakta-jña-vijñānāt.

SK 3

mūla-prakṛtir a-vikṛtir mahad-ādyāḥ prakṛti-vikṛtayaḥ sapta ṣoḍaśakas tu vikāro na prakṛtir na vikṛtiḥ puruṣaḥ.