शिवज्ञानबोध (मेय्कण्डार - शैव सिद्धान्त का आधारभूत दार्शनिक सूत्र ग्रन्थ)

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(b) The bliss secured by the much praised sacrificial
acts will be like the pleasure derived by the hungry man
after eating and who again becomes hungry. The soul
will join its Gnana Guru when by its indestructible Tapas
(Sariya, Kriya and Yoga) its good and bad Karma be-
come perfectly balanced.
Second Argument.
Churnika.—He who comes as the Sarguru of the
souls is Hara.
Varthikam.—It is established that the Lord appearing
as Guru will teach the souls, as not being separate from
the souls, He shines in the light of the souls as His body.
Illustrations.—(a) God imparts Gnanam to Vignana-
kalars as they dwell in Himself ; to Pralayakalars, He
appears as Guru in His divine form and imparts Gnanam ;
and to Sakalars, He appears as Guru concealing himself in
human form and imparts Gnanam.
(b) The souls will not attain Gnanam unless imparted
by God in order. Those (Pralayakalar and Sakalar) who
are instructed by the Perfect Lord of the world, receive
such instructions in the 2nd and 3rd persons respectively.
Those (Vignana Kalar) who do not receive such imperfect
instruction, attain Moksha Gnanam from God by intuition.
(c.) The milk and tears, which did not exist before,
appear in the person of the well-adorned mother after the
birth of the child as the result of her love. Who will there-
fore understand the Lord who is present in the soul, un-
perceived, like the Akas in the water, if he did not appear
in the form of the Divine Guru ?