(Continued...)
Throughout his bhAshyas and all his minor works, our Acharya is never tired of
repeating: All worldly activities are
MAyA; one should aspire to realise and become the changeless and
actionless nirguNa Brahman. Thus the
immutable ShivaM is the object of all
his writing and advice. What produces movement out of that Brahman was called
MAyA by him and he spared no pains to paint that MAyA in uncomplimentary colors
and warn us strongly against getting into her clutches.
But the very same Acharya, now, in the first shloka of Soundaryalahari, exclaims with
great admiration of Shakti (that very
same MAyA): Oh, Goddess, without you even Shiva cannot move!
(Continued...)
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