Laghustutih (vrittisameta) 271

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Now, as for 'supreme and non-supreme': because the higher Brahman, consisting of Śiva and Śakti and endowed with glory, is grasped by the word 'supreme' (para), while the lower Brahman, whose nature is the flow of names and mantras, is grasped by the word 'non-supreme' (apara); because among mantras only the mantras that constitute the meaning of the name Tripurā have been revealed; because among names, only this name Tripurā has been spoken of as foremost; and because on the side of the qualified [form] (saguṇa) the diverse manifestations of the Goddess's glory have not yet been mentioned—[the author], while making known the names of the Goddess that correspond to these [glories] to be served by those desiring various results, first states the extraordinary fruit of the name Tripurā alone: