The Vision of Śiva· 3.40 / 99

The Vision of Śiva3.40

3.40
अत एव परेच्छातो न जडत्वमवस्थितम् । पृथिव्यादितत्त्वगणे जडत्वं चेत्प्रतीयते ॥४०॥
ata eva parecchāto na jaḍatvamavasthitam | pṛthivyāditattvagaṇe jaḍatvaṃ cetpratīyate
— for this very reason ; — by the will of the Supreme ; — not ; — insentience ; — obtains ; — in the set of principles beginning with earth ; — insentience ; — if ; — is perceived

For this very reason, by the will of the Supreme no (true) insentience obtains; (and even) if insentience seems to be perceived in the set of principles beginning with earth —