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The Essence of the Tantra22.17

22.17

अथ यामले शक्तेर् लक्षणम् एतत् तद्वद् अभेदस् ततो ऽनपेक्ष्य वयः । जात्यादींश् चासङ्गात् लोकेतरयुगलजं हि तादात्म्यम्

Transliteration (IAST)

atha yāmale śakter lakṣaṇam etat tadvad abhedas tato 'napekṣya vayaḥ | jātyādīṃś cāsaṅgāt loketarayugalajaṃ hi tādātmyam

— now, (worship) in the union of the pair ; — the defining mark of the Śakti ; — and likewise non-difference (of the hero) ; — without regard to age ; — caste and the like ; — from non-attachment ; — born of an extraordinary (uncommon) pairing ; — identity, consubstantiality

Now, (worship) in the union of the pair. This is the defining mark of the Śakti, and likewise the non-difference of the hero — from which one disregards age, caste, and the like, out of non-attachment. For the identity (here) is one born of an extraordinary pairing, beyond the worldly.