चैतन्यमिति भावान्तः शब्दः स्वातन्त्र्यमात्रकम्। अनाक्षिप्तविशेषं सदाह सूत्रे पुरातने॥२८॥

He --Śiva-- said (āha) in the ancient aphorism (sūtre purātane) (that) the abstract word (bhāvāntaḥ śabdaḥ) 'Caitanya' (caitanyam iti) (indicates) only Absolute Freedom (svātantrya-mātrakam), always (sadā) devoid of concomitant differences (anākṣipta-viśeṣam)||28||