Chapter 37 explains that the root cause of being trapped in the eternal cycle of worldly existence (Samsara), where death follows birth and rebirth follows death, is a deluded sense of separation from the divine. The text states that a person who holds the knowledge of difference, thinking 'Parabrahman is different from me; I am not that,' is always subject to death. This ignorance, where the universal principle appears as if it were not Brahman due to adjuncts (upadhis), keeps the soul bound. Therefore, as narrated in Chapter 37, the illusion of being a separate entity from the Supreme Reality is what perpetuates this unending cycle.
What does Chapter 37 say about the cause of being trapped in the cycle of birth and death, and how does it relate to the concept of Parabrahman?
📖 Chapter 37