The Vision of Śiva· 4.93 / 124

The Vision of Śiva4.93

4.93
शक्ताशक्तविकल्पैर्हि दीपज्वालाद्युदाहृतैः । स्थिरता नोपपन्ना ते प्रत्यक्षेणापिच स्थिता ॥९३॥
śaktāśaktavikalpairhi dīpajvālādyudāhṛtaiḥ | sthiratā nopapannā te pratyakṣeṇāpica sthitā
— by the alternatives of capable and incapable ; — indeed ; — instanced by the lamp-flame and the like ; — permanence (of things) ; — is not refuted ; — for you ; — by perception ; — and moreover ; — is established

By your alternatives of (a thing's being) capable or incapable, illustrated by the lamp-flame and so forth, the permanence (of things) is not overturned; and moreover (their) permanence is established by direct perception itself.