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The Vision of Śiva2.83

2.83
पश्यन्ती हि क्रिया तस्या भागौ पूर्वापरौ स्थितौ । न तद्द्रष्टव्यमित्येतद्विमर्शः पूर्वतो भवेत् ॥८३॥
paśyantī hi kriyā tasyā bhāgau pūrvāparau sthitau | na taddraṣṭavyamityetadvimarśaḥ pūrvato bhavet
— Paśyantī ; — indeed ; — is action ; — of it ; — two phases ; — prior and posterior ; — established ; — not ; — that ; — to-be-seen ; — thus ; — this ; — reflective awareness ; — prior ; — would be

Indeed Paśyantī (rightly understood) is action; of it two phases, prior and posterior, are established; the reflective awareness 'this is to be seen' would be the prior (phase) (— this is our own correct account).