Tattva Bodhaतत्त्वबोधः
Tattva Bodha · passage 27
The bliss sheath
आनन्दमयः कः? एवमेव कारणशरीरभूताविद्यास्थमलिनसत्त्वं प्रियादिवृत्तिसहितं सत् आनन्दमयः कोशः । एतत्कोशपञ्चकम् ।
ānandamayaḥ kaḥ? evameva kāraṇaśarīrabhūtāvidyāsthamalinasattvaṃ priyādivṛttisahitaṃ sat ānandamayaḥ kośaḥ | etatkośapañcakam |
What is the sheath made of bliss? In the same way, the clouded sattva that rests in the ignorance which is the causal body, joined with the mind's movements of liking and the like. This is the sheath made of bliss. These are the five sheaths.
In plain words
What is the bliss sheath (ānandamaya-kośa)? It is the impure sattva that abides in the ignorance forming the causal body, together with inner states such as pleasure (priya). This is the bliss sheath. These, then, are the five sheaths.
The terms set down here
- ānandamaya-kośa