When, throughout the town, he contemplates the motley picture of citizens, men and women of various names and shapes, well dressed and adorned in golden jewels, and while enjoying himself with them, a pure spectator within himself, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When, in the forest, he admires the trees bending under the burden of their leaves and fruits and his heart swells at the twittering of flocks of birds hidden in the thick foliage, his seat, night and day, but a small patch of ground at the foot of a tree, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When he remains in a temple, another day in a sumptuous palace, at times on a rock, at times on the shore of a river, or when he shares the hut of some eminent and peaceful hermit, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When he diverts himself with children who laugh and clap their hands, or with a young and pretty woman, or discusses with embittered old men, or with altogether different men, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When he converses at length with experts who savours the delights of knowledge, or with poets whose lips carry the very essence of poetic art, at other times with brilliant logicians enamoured of deductions, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When, through assiduous meditation, he performs a divine celebration with very fragrant and appropriate flowers, or immaculate leaves, his blissful mind entirely given to praise, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When he recites the names of Her who is favorable to all beings, or of Him who confers tranquillity, or Him who penetrates all things, or when he recites the names of the Conductor of the divine troupe, or of Him who manifests the universe, and beatitude inundates his eyes with tears, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When he purifies himself in the waters of the Ganges, when he uses the water of a well or of a pound, whether this water be cold, or lukewarm and pleasant, or when his body, covered in ashes, appears like camphor, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When, in the waking state, he is occupied with the senses and their objects, when he perceives the objects in the dream state, or when he is one with the uninterrupted bliss of deep sleep, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When he is naked, when he is dressed like a god, or when he wears round his loins a lion-skin, always magnanimous, without a care, and sowing joy in the hearts of those who approach him, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When the inner principles of clarity, movement and expansion are active in him, at times in the current of conditioned existence, at times enjoying the path of revelation, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When he remains quiet or when he is inclined to speak, when his ultimate felicity silences his voice or causes him to burst into laughter, or when he takes great interest into some mundane affair, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When he introduces subtle wine into the full-bloom lotus mouths of women, or when he accepts through his own mouth what they offer, thus showing that self and other do not stain the non-dual nature, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When he takes pleasure in the company of the faithful of Shiva or his consort Shakti, when he lives among the worshippers of Vishnu, or among the adorers of Surya or Ganesha, freed by non-duality from all that divides, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When he perceives pure essence through innumerable variety of qualities and distinctions, sometimes dressed in one form and sometimes formless, essence which is his and that of Shiva, when before this marvel he cries out “What is this!”, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

When he perceives duality as also being truth, as the becoming of Being, according to the great revealed words whose deep meaning he has meditated upon and understood, when, once the illusion of non-unified duality has vanished, he incessantly repeats “Shiva, Shiva, Shiva!”, the sage, whose ignorance has been abolished by the initiation of his guru, is free from illusion.

He permanently enjoys deliverance, completely established in the supreme reality of Being (Shiva), which he quickly attained thanks to the compassionate gaze of his guru, like unto nectar, diving again and again into the lake of innate beatitude. His behaviour being perfect, he is the best amongst men and the poet proclaims him to be a true renouncer, an accomplished yogi, an authentic prophet.