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

xxviii SIVAGNANA BOTHAM.
Andakarana, just as a king understands through
his ministers. The relation of the soul to the five
Avastha is also similar.
V. The senses while perceiving the object cannot
perceive themselves or the soul; and they are per-
ceived by soul. Similarly, the soul while perceiving
cannot perceive itself (while thinking cannot think
thought) and God. It is moved by the Arul Sakti
of God, as the magnet moves the iron, while Himself
remains immoveable or unchangeable.
VI. That which is perceived by the senses is
Asat (changeable.) That which is not so perceived
does not exist. God is neither the one nor the other,
and hence called Siva Sat or Chit Sat by the wise;
Chit or Siva when not understood by the human
intelligence and Sat when perceived with divine
wisdom.
VII. In the presence of Sat, every thing else
(cosmos—Asat) is Sunyam (is non-apparent.) Hence
Sat cannot perceive Asat. As Asat does not exist,
it cannot perceive Sat. That which perceives both,
cannot be either of them. This is the Soul (called
Satasat).
VIII. The Lord appearing as Guru to the Soul
which had advanced in Tapas (Virtue and Know-
ledge) instructs him that he has wasted himself
by living among the savages of the five senses; and
on this, the soul, understanding its real nature,