The Vision of Śiva 5.23

5.23

नान्यथा ग्रहणं तेषां देवदत्तेन चेद्भवेत् । देवदत्तोऽत्र किं कुर्याच्चक्षुश्चेत् प्रेरयेद्घटे ॥२३॥

nānyathā grahaṇaṃ teṣāṃ devadattena cedbhavet | devadatto'tra kiṃ kuryāccakṣuścet prerayedghaṭe

— not otherwise ; — apprehension ; — of them ; — by Devadatta ; — if ; — should occur ; — Devadatta ; — here ; — what could he do? ; — the eye ; — if (you say) ; — he directs ; — toward the pot

(And) their apprehension could not occur otherwise (than by consciousness). If (you say) it occurs by Devadatta — what could Devadatta here do (to make the pot known)? If (you say) he directs his eye toward the pot (— consider the next difficulty).

The Vision of Śiva5.23