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

22 SIVAGNANA BOTHAM.
Krishna is the Jivan Mukta who by his holiness has identified
himself with God, Iswara. He as Guru imparts teaching to his
pupil Arjuna ; and Sivagnana Yogi observes, “ Is it not by this pro-
cess of Sohambavana that Krishna when teaching Gita to Arju-
na says ‘ I am all the world’ and shows the Lord’s Vivaswarupa
in himself and teaches him to worship him and him alone leaving
all other Gods ; and Arjuna who believed in him firmly and
understood the true significance of his word, performed Siva
Pujah till his life’s end, and the flowers showered by him on
Krishna in Divine worship appeared on the sacred person of the
Lord. Krishna as one who received Siva Diksha (initiation) from
Upamanya Maharishi and had perfected himself in the knowledge
of himself and his Lord, had perfected himself in Sohambavana.”
The author anticipates here in fact what is elaborated in the
third chapter, on “ Sadana.”
2. The good and bad Karma are what the soul had
acquired during its previous birth which now lie at rest bound up
with the resolved Maya. To quicken them into being again, the
Chit Sakti of the Lord as the instrumental cause (துணைக்காரணம்)
operates. This Sakti is likened to the authority of a King, hence
called Agnja Sakti. It is in fact the source of all Authority and
of all Law. A king exercises his authority by moving his limbs
of the law, his officers ; such a limb of the Supreme Law is the
law of Karma. A king covers himself under the shield of his
law from any imputations of partiality, &c., when he metes out
reward or punishment. So also God is not open to this charge.
The universal Law determines the Law of Karma and the latter
determines what each should undergo, either pleasure or pain.
The working of this law is shown in the illustrations.
(a). The simple statement of this law of Karma is that he
reaps as he sows and follows the laws of causation and conserva-
tion most rigidly. As no effect can be produced without a cause,