Verse 15.2 — Though unmanifest, the beings exist in subtle form before the body; below and above they spread by the guṇas — their being known by sattva etc. gives only the semblance of pleasure, like coral-like objects. The roots are of the Bhagavān and his form. The Lord too gives fruit as bound by actions. Thus in the Bhāllaveya branch — Brahman is the separate root, prakṛti the root of the world, sattva is the root, and dayā is a more recent root. Beings are branches, the Vedic metres are leaves, the devas, dance and so forth are branches. Fruit arises from leaves. The measures are like medicinal herbs. Mokṣa is the fruit, a-mokṣa (non-liberation) is also a fruit. Mokṣa is rasa, a-mokṣa is also rasa. There are branches in the unmanifest and branches in the manifest; roots likewise in the unmanifest and in the manifest. This fig‑tree, tossed by the guṇas, its leaves do not stand firm; it is never otherwise and never differently born.