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The Essence of the Tantra11.9

11.9

सद्गुरुस् तु समस्तैतच्छास्त्रतत्त्वज्ञानपूर्णः साक्षात् भगवद्भैरवभट्टारक एव योगिनो ऽपि स्वभ्यस्तज्ञानतयैव मोचकत्वे तत्र योग्यत्वस्य सौभाग्यलावण्यादिमत्त्वस्येवानुपयोगात्

Transliteration (IAST)

sadgurus tu samastaitacchāstratattvajñānapūrṇaḥ sākṣāt bhagavadbhairavabhaṭṭāraka eva yogino 'pi svabhyastajñānatayaiva mocakatve tatra yogyatvasya saubhāgyalāvaṇyādimattvasyevānupayogāt

— the true guru ; — full of the knowledge of the truth of all these scriptures ; — the venerable Lord Bhairava (himself) ; — by his well-practised knowledge alone ; — in (the matter of) being a liberator ; — of (mere) yogic fitness ; — like the possessing of beauty, charm, and so on ; — because of its irrelevance (uselessness)

The true guru, full of the knowledge of the truth of all these scriptures, is directly the venerable Lord Bhairava himself. Even a yogin, in the matter of being a liberator, (acts) solely by his well-practised knowledge — since therein mere yogic fitness, like the possessing of beauty, charm, and the like, is irrelevant.