manasaḥ paramā buddhir buddher ātmā mahān paraḥ | mahataḥ param avyaktam avyaktāt puruṣaḥ paraḥ | puruṣān na paraṃ kiñcit sā kāṣṭhā sā parā gatiḥ || 9 ||
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The intellect is higher than the mind, the great Self higher than the intellect; the Unmanifest is higher than the great Self; the Person is higher than the Unmanifest. Nothing is higher than the Person. That is the end; that is the highest goal.
The intellect is higher than the mind. The great Self is higher than intellect. The Unmanifest is higher than the great Self. The Purusha is higher than the Unmanifest. Nothing is higher than the Purusha. That is the farthest limit. That is the highest goal.