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The Vision of Śiva2.58

2.58
स्फोट एव हि पश्यन्ती तदन्या वा द्वयं भवेत् । तदन्यत्वे तदैक्ये वा तदङ्गुल्यग्ररूपया ॥५८॥
sphoṭa eva hi paśyantī tadanyā vā dvayaṃ bhavet | tadanyatve tadaikye vā tadaṅgulyagrarūpayā
— the sphoṭa itself ; — indeed ; — Paśyantī ; — other than it ; — or ; — a duality ; — would arise ; — if other than it ; — if identical with it ; — or ; — like the (relation of a finger to its) fingertip

Is Paśyantī the sphoṭa (the indivisible word-essence) itself, or other than it? If other, a duality would arise; if identical with it (then the relation collapses) — as with a finger and its tip.