Sarvadarshanasangraha 8.10

8.10

"Having somehow" means: solely through the propitiation of the pair of lotus feet of the guru, which are non-different from the supreme Lord, brought about by the supreme Lord Himself. "Having attained" means: having thoroughly, completely, brought [Him] into unhindered enjoyability by one's own self. By this, through being one who has known what is to be known, qualification for composing a treatise for the benefit of others is shown; otherwise, mere deceit would result. Those who have crossed beyond māyā and preside over the great māyā, Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and others, who have become lords through a fraction of His sovereignty—He is the venerable Maheśvara, whose ultimate reality is unconditioned light, bliss, and freedom. His "servitude": a servant is so called because everything is given (dīyate) to him by the master according to his wish; the meaning is: a worthy recipient of the supreme Lord's nature and freedom. By the word "mankind" (jana), the absence of restriction regarding qualified aspirants is indicated. For to whomever this exposition of the true nature is given, to him it brings great fruit, because consciousness itself is the ultimate fruit. Thus it has been taught in the Śivadṛṣṭi by the supreme guru, the venerable master Somānanda: