Laghustutih (vrittisameta) 248

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and so on. Here, although the reality is one, consisting of Śiva and Śakti, having its ultimate truth solely in consciousness and bliss, or having the form of illumination and reflective awareness, the distinction should be understood: in the doctrine of the non-duality of consciousness, expression proceeds through the primacy of power; in the doctrine of the non-duality of Īśvara, through the primacy of the possessor of power. By the vocative "Vāgvādinī", one should understand that the mantra of Śrī Vāgīśvarī is extracted by citing the opening words: "Vada vada vāgvādinī svāhā."