[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Religious Traditions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya) › [Other cults, manuals and hymns](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general) › [Hymns to the Goddess](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.devistotra) › [Laghustutih (vrittisameta)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.devistotra.laghustuti) › 244 # Laghustutih (vrittisameta) 244 Laghustutiḥ (vṛttisametā) 244 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [244](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.devistotra.laghustuti.244) iti . hanta tarhi śaktimān śivaḥ pralaye'pi pṛthagastīti nādvitīyatvamasyā iti ced na . śaktiśaktimatorbhedābhāvāt . no khalu tilādestacchaktervā bhedaṃ kaścidavaiti . ata evoktaṃ pūrvasūribhiḥ - > as it is said. Well then, if Śiva, the possessor of power, exists separately even in cosmic dissolution, then she would not have non-duality? If this is urged, no: for there is no difference between power and the possessor of power. Truly, no one perceives a difference between a sesame seed and its power \[to produce oil\]. Therefore it was said by former scholars: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 243](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.devistotra.laghustuti.243) - [Next: 245](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.devistotra.laghustuti.245) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.devistotra.laghustuti~en-mt.244) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (1) - [Laghustutivṛtti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.devistotra.laghustuti!laghustutivrtti.235) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.devistotra.laghustuti.244](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.devistotra.laghustuti.244) · Pramāṇa