The Vision of Śiva· 6.12 / 126

The Vision of Śiva6.12

6.12
इत्याहुर्येऽपि क्रीडार्थमेवमात्मा व्यवस्थितः । इत्यूचुर्येऽप्रबुद्धत्वं पश्चाद्ब्रह्म प्रबुद्ध्यते ॥१२॥
ityāhurye'pi krīḍārthamevamātmā vyavasthitaḥ | ityūcurye'prabuddhatvaṃ paścādbrahma prabuddhyate
— thus say ; — those who ; — for the sake of play ; — thus ; — the Self ; — stands established ; — thus said ; — those who ; — (initial) unawakenedness ; — afterward ; — Brahman ; — awakens

Thus say those (who hold) the Self stands established in this (manifold) for the sake of play; and (others) have said (that there is first) an unawakenedness, and afterward Brahman awakens.