Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra · 1.16

1.16

यथालोकेन दीपस्य किरणैर्भास्करस्य च । ज्ञायते दिग्विभागादि तद्वच्छक्त्या शिवः प्रिये ॥१६॥

yathālokena dīpasya kiraṇair bhāskarasya ca | jñāyate digvibhāgādi tadvac chaktyā śivaḥ priye

anuṣṭubh

— just as ; — by the light of a lamp ; — by the rays of the sun ; — and ; — is known ; — the partitions of directions, etc. ; — in the same way ; — by Śakti ; — Śiva (is known) ; — O beloved

Just as by the light of a lamp, or by the rays of the sun, the divisions of space and so forth are known — so too, O beloved, Śiva is known through Śakti.

Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra 1.16