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iti . sakalatvena niṣkalatvena tadubhayātmakatvena vā devatātādātmyena bhāvitam .
yaduktam- devatāgurumantrāṇāṃ bhāvayannaikyamātmanā iti sakalatvena
niṣkalatvena tadubhayātmakatvena vā dhyātaṃ tathāgamoktaniyatalakṣasaṃkhyayā
pūrvasevātmikayopāṃśvādibhedena ca japtaṃ veti vikalpena dhyānajapayoḥ
samuccayābhāve'pyabhīṣṭārthasiddhiriti dyotitam .

thus. Meditated upon as identical with the deity, whether in endowed form, partless form, or of the nature of both. As it is said, "Contemplating the identity of the deity, the Guru, and mantras with oneself," meditated upon whether in endowed form, partless form, or of the nature of both; likewise, recited according to the prescribed number of hundreds of thousands stated in the scriptures, by way of preliminary service, through varieties such as whispered recitation and the like: by these options, it is revealed that even in the absence of combining meditation and recitation, the attainment of the desired aim is accomplished.