Laghustutih (vrittisameta) 28

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reveal the fruit of worshiping the reality characterized by its first seed syllable's deity, respectively through the predominance of subtle sound and drop, and through the predominance of the seed syllable. The fourth aims at the fruit of worshiping the deity of its second seed syllable. The fifth follows the fruit of worshiping the deity of the third seed syllable. The sixth proclaims the fruit of the method of recitation of that mantra. The seventh illuminates the fruit of meditation upon the deity common to the three seed syllables of that mantra. Then three verses have as their subject the fruit of meditation upon the deity of each individual seed syllable. The eleventh expounds the fruit of meditation upon the formless syllable situated in the second seed syllable. The twelfth makes known that worship of this yields visible fruits such as omniscience and universal dominion. The thirteenth speaks to the fact that without worship of this, even by endless other means, the experience of enjoyment and liberation right in this life is difficult to attain for embodied beings.