The Vision of Śiva· 7.15 / 122

The Vision of Śiva7.15

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न द्रव्यव्यतिरिक्तास्ति क्रिया नच न विद्यते । न तयापि विना कार्यं किंचनापि हि जायते ॥१५॥
na dravyavyatiriktāsti kriyā naca na vidyate | na tayāpi vinā kāryaṃ kiṃcanāpi hi jāyate
— not different from the substance ; — is ; — action ; — and yet it is not non-existent ; — nor without it ; — an effect ; — anything at all ; — indeed ; — arises

Action is not different from the substance, and yet it is not non-existent; and without it, indeed, no effect whatsoever arises.