तस्यापि किं शिवावाप्तिः कथमुक्ता ह्यसत्यता ॥१२॥
tasyāpi kiṃ śivāvāptiḥ kathamuktā hyasatyatā
Does even that (transaction) attain Śiva-hood? And how (then) can its 'unreality' be asserted (if it too is Śiva)?
Does even that (transaction) attain Śiva-hood? And how (then) can its 'unreality' be asserted (if it too is Śiva)?