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

THE AUTHOR'S APOLOGY. xxxi
of Ganesha or Ganapathi comprises in itself the subject
matter of the whole of the Twelve Sutras. The two
couplets indicate the subject into two chapters, general
and special, and the four divisions of the two lines indicate
the sub-division of the subject into four 'Iyals' or 'sub-
chapters' and the twelve words the couplet contains
indicate the twelve sutras and it is then pointed out how
the subject matter is itself compressed in these words.
THE AUTHOR'S APOLOGY.
Those who know their Lord from the knowledge of
themselves (their true nature), will not revile me and
my work, as I am their own slave. Those who do not
know themselves cannot know their Lord, and of course
cannot agree among themselves. Their abuse I hear not.