karmayoga - Verse śloka 38
śloka 38
dhūmenāvriyate vahniryathādarśo malena ca |
yatholbenāvṛto garbhastathā tenedamāvṛtam ||3-38||
Translation
As fire is covered by smoke, and a mirror by dust, and as the embryo is covered by the womb, so is this (knowledge) covered by that (desire).