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शिवस्याभ्यन्तरे शक्तिः शक्तेरभ्यन्तरः शिवः ।
अन्तरं नैव जानीयाच्चन्द्रचन्द्रिकयोरिव ॥ २६ ॥ (४.२६)
The difference between Siva and Sakti is unreal and is due to our ignorance.
Summary of Upadesa V.
This chapter deals with the manner in which the pinda or body may be equilibrated with the Supreme Reality or the Parampada. This equilibrium is known as samarasa, but one has to know all about the different pindas before one can attain this stage. How is this knowledge to be attained? Discussions and reasonings will lead one nowhere : it is only through the Grace of the Guru that knowledge of Self and Parampada is obtained (5.3, 4) and equilibrium attained. The Grace of the Guru, which is something beyond words, enables the aspirant to shake off all the siddhis he has attained and realise the निरुत्थान state and obtain union of the body with Parampada (5.7). When the self is revealed, there is supreme delight, and there arises a consciousness of pure and eternal joy (5.8). This is the highest state in which the Yogi realises the non-dual state of the Self and the Parampada.
A Yogi who aspires for such a state should wear the sankha and mudra and stay in a secluded place, but he should not attach too much importance to the outer symbols.
After the Union the Yogi conquers death and decay, has the knowledge of everything and all siddhis come to him automatically (5.33 etc.). But all this is unattainable without the aid of a Sadguru, who is held in high esteem by the Natha Yogis. There is no one greater than the Guru (5.63). The last verse which is important says that the Sadguru can show in an instant the Parampada which is otherwise, unattainable by the aspirant (5.66, 80).
Summary of Upadesa VI.
This chapter gives the distinguishing characteristics of an Avadhuta Yogi who alone can be deemed to be a siddha. Such a Yogi is free from all bondages and has complete control over all the senses, the mind and the body.
In order to give the reader an idea of the comparative superiority of an Avadhuta Yogi to the Siddhas of the other
