Tantralok 1 52
ज्ञेयस्य हि परं तत्त्वं यः प्रकाशात्मकः शिवः। नह्यप्रकाशरूपस्य प्राकाश्यं वस्तुतापि वा॥५२॥
Jñeyasya hi paraṁ tattvaṁ yaḥ prakāśātmakaḥ śivaḥ| Nahyaprakāśarūpasya prākāśyaṁ vastutāpi vā||52||
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||
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