Through Her,
The absolute Void became the primal Person (Purusha);
And She derived Her existence from Her Lord.
Shiva formed His beloved Himself;
And without Her presence,
No Person exists.
Because of Her form,
God is seen in the world. Yet it was
He Who created Her form of Himself.
When He embraces Her,
It is His own bliss that Shiva enjoys.
He is the Enjoyer of everything,
But there is no enjoyment without Her.
She is His form,
But Her beauty comes from Him.
By their intermingling,
They are together enjoying this feast.
Shiva and Shakti are the same,
Like air and its motion,
Or gold and its lustre.
Fragrance cannot be separated from musk,
Nor heat from fire;
Neither can Shakti be separated from Shiva.
If night and day were to approach the Sun,
Both would disappear.
In the same way, the duality of Shiva and Shakti
Vanishes, when their essential unity is seen.
(Jnaneshwar)
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