यथा सर्वपदार्थानां भगवच्छिवरूपता ।
तद्वद्वागिन्द्रियस्यापि न पुनः सा परा दशा ॥८८॥
yathā sarvapadārthānāṃ bhagavacchivarūpatā |
tadvadvāgindriyasyāpi na punaḥ sā parā daśā
Just as all entities have the nature of the Blessed Śiva, so too does the speech-faculty — but it is not on that account the supreme state (in any special sense).