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114 SIVAGNANA BOTHAM.
Fourth Argument.
Churnika.—Cease not to so worship Him.
Varthikam.—The worship of Him in these Forms is
enjoined, as though these Forms are not Himself, yet He is
in these Forms ; just as man, though constituted of muscles,
bones, nerves, &c., yet is neither muscles nor bones, &c.
Illustration.—(a.) To the Seer, God is neither different
from all things, nor is He one with them, nor one and
different from them. He is in the general Adwaitha rela-
tion with them, and everything is His form ; and yet let
the Adwaithee worship the Form which excite his Love
most.
(b.) As acts only lead to ignorance unless the previous
Karma is removed, Gnanam will not rise. This Karma will
cease and Gnanam will rise when the Society of Gnanis is
sought and they are worshipped. Therefore worship them
in all Love.
(c.) To forget the Lord who made him know himself
and transformed him like unto Himself, is an inexcusable sin.
Though he who was always a servant, is now transformed
like unto Himself, yet he continues to be only His servant.
Hence his strength consists in the worship.
(d.) O thou student of Saiva Siddhanta, those who
have one and two mala, namely, Vignanakalars and Pralaya-
kalars, lose their mortal nature and attain the Divine
knowledge, by respectively being taught intuitively by the
innate God, and by being purified by the eye &c., of the
Divine Guru. This book is intended to be taught to
Sakalars who have three Mala by their Supreme Guru.