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The Vision of Śiva3.59

3.59
नैषा क्रिया भवति किं निरिच्छे किं क्रिया भवेत् । निर्ज्ञाने वा ततो ज्ञेयं नाशक्तिः काचन स्थितिः ॥५९॥
naiṣā kriyā bhavati kiṃ niricche kiṃ kriyā bhavet | nirjñāne vā tato jñeyaṃ nāśaktiḥ kācana sthitiḥ
— not ; — this ; — action ; — is ; — what ; — in one devoid of will ; — what ; — action ; — could be ; — in one devoid of knowledge ; — or ; — then ; — it is to be understood ; — not ; — powerlessness ; — any ; — state

— is this not (already) action? In one devoid of will, what action could there be? Or in one devoid of knowledge? Hence it is to be understood: no state (of Śiva) is ever (a state of) powerlessness.