Sanskrit: यथापकृष्टं शैवालं क्षणमात्रं न तिष्ठति । ृणोति तथा माया प्राज्ञं वापि पराङ्मुखम् 
English:  As sedge, even if removed, does not stay away for a moment, but covers the water again, so Māyā or Nescience also covers even a wise man, if he is averse to meditation on the Self.