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The Essence of the Tantra9.52

9.52

तत्र स्वरूपसकलौ १ प्रलयाकलः २ विज्ञानाकलः ३ मन्त्रतदीशतन्महेशवर्गः ४ शिवः ५ इति पञ्चदशभेदे पञ्च अवस्थाः

Transliteration (IAST)

tatra svarūpasakalau 1 pralayākalaḥ 2 vijñānākalaḥ 3 mantratadīśatanmaheśavargaḥ 4 śivaḥ 5 iti pañcadaśabhede pañca avasthāḥ

— the own-nature and the Sakala (the two together) ; — the Pralayākala ; — the Vijñānākala ; — the class of Mantra, Lord-of-Mantra, and Great-Lord-of-Mantra ; — Śiva ; — in the fifteenfold division ; — the five states

Therein, in the fifteenfold division, there are five states: (1) the own-nature together with the Sakala, (2) the Pralayākala, (3) the Vijñānākala, (4) the class of Mantra, Lord-of-Mantra, and Great-Lord-of-Mantra, and (5) Śiva.