As the fibres of a lotus-stalk overspread themselves into every part of the stalk, likewise the fibres of desire, which are without beginning or end, spread themselves over every part of the body.
बिसतन्तुर्यथैवायमन्तःस्थः सर्वतो बिसे। तृष्णातन्तुरनाद्यन्तस्तथा देहगतः सदा॥