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

46 SIVAGNANA BOTHAM.
Illustrations.—(a) Manas and other Andakarana have
perception of permanent sensations. The soul perceives the
product of the perception by the Buddhi after such mental
perceptions. These perceptions by Manas and Buddhi
reach the soul as the waves rising in the sea reach the
shore. As the Andakarana are different from the permanent
sensations, so the soul is different from the Andakarana.
(b.) While perceiving so, the soul as Chittam considers;
as Manas it doubts; as Ahankaram, it wrongly concludes;
as Buddhi it determines properly. As it thus apprehends
differently when it is united to each, it is different from
them, just asthe sun, though marking the divisions of time,
is different from it.
(c.) The letter ‘A’ is the symbol of Ahankaram; ‘U’ that
of Buddhi; ‘M’ that of Manas; Vinthu that of Chittam; and
Natham which is inseparable from all these letters, is the
symbol of the soul. The five letters constitute Pranava; when
examined, consciousness arises when the soul and andakarana
meet, just as the tides rise and fall during the conjunction of
the sun and the Moon.
(d.) Iswara and Sadasiva are the deities respectively of
Vinthu and Natham; Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra are deities
respectively of ‘A,’ ‘U,’ and ‘M’.
Second Argument.
Churnika.—The soul cannot see, being shrouded by the
mala.
Varthikam.—It is established that the soul cannot un-
derstand when it is solely in conjunction with its inherent
mala (Anava), as this mala is something which darkens
the soul’s light or intelligence.