ज्ञेयस्य हि परं तत्त्वं यः प्रकाशात्मकः शिवः। नह्यप्रकाशरूपस्य प्राकाश्यं वस्तुतापि वा॥५२॥

The Supreme (param) Principle (tattvam) of the knowable --of the universe-- (jñeyasya) (is) undoubtedly (hi) Śiva (śivaḥ) who (yaḥ) is (conscious) Light (prakāśa-ātmakaḥ). If He were devoid of (conscious) Light (aprakāśa-rūpasya), there would not be at all (nahi) something being illuminated (prākāśyam) or (vā) even (api) something real --lit. reality-- (vastutā)||52||