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The Vision of Śiva3.77

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व्यवहाराय वा सर्वं व्यवहारो न वस्तुगः । स्वरूपं वस्तुगं विद्धि व्यवहारो न जातुचित् ॥७७॥
vyavahārāya vā sarvaṃ vyavahāro na vastugaḥ | svarūpaṃ vastugaṃ viddhi vyavahāro na jātucit
— for the sake of (everyday) transaction ; — or ; — everything ; — transaction ; — not ; — pertaining to the real essence ; — essential nature ; — pertaining to the real ; — know ; — transaction ; — not ; — ever

Or (this multiplicity exists) for the sake of (everyday) transaction; (all such) transaction does not touch the real essence. Know that the essential nature pertains to the real — the transaction never does.