Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 12.20 / 21

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord12.20

12.20
वास्तवे ऽपि चिदेकत्वे न स्याद् आभासभिन्नयोः चिकीर्षालक्षणैकत्वपरामर्शं विना क्रिया ॥२०॥
vāstave 'pi cidekatve na syād ābhāsabhinnayoḥ cikīrṣālakṣaṇaikatvaparāmarśaṃ vinā kriyā
— real, actual ; — even ; — in the unity of consciousness ; — there could not be ; — of the two (factors) distinct as appearances ; — the unifying reflective awareness whose mark is the wish to act ; — without ; — action

Even given the real unity of consciousness, there could be no action of the two factors distinct as appearances without the unifying reflective awareness whose mark is the wish to act.