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Q. 6.--Will 'Impurity' depart from those who repeat the 'Five 

 Letters ' ? 

 Alas, thou mayest worship, but if the foundation, Civan, be not 

 known, since ^i precedes not, Impurity will still assert itself. 

 (86.) 



Com.— When men repeat the sacred formula unmindful of the 

 foundation, which is Civan, desire will reassert itself, still 

 clinging to JVa and 3fa. 



Sum.— Here he commiserates those who thus recite them, and still 

 suffer, having no divine assistance. 



Q. 7._Why is this pentad of letters recited thus 1 



If Civam come first, and thou so recite it, the pain of embodi- 

 ments will cease. This is your method. (87.) 



Com.—li the devotee recite the pentad so that Ci and Va precede, 

 by this position the grief of embodiment will be removed. 

 Thou, O disciple, who desirest release, recite it thus ! 



^„,„._This teaches that the released say, Ci va ya na ma. 



Q. 8.— What benefit accrues from this order of recitation ? 



Va will in grace give (^i, and bring prosperity. This spotless 

 Form will appear to such souls. (88.) 



Com.— When thus recited, Va, which is grace, points out qi, which is 

 Civan, and establishes Ya, which is the Soul, in the abode of 

 delight. And that is the faultless, sacred form of Civam. 



Sum.— Here the significance of Va,— the Energy of Grace,— in the 

 sacred formula is taught. 



Q. 9.— How will that soul exist in the heaven of liberation ? 



No longer placed between the spotless Na and Va, by grace the 

 Soul will stand between Vl and Ci. (89.) 



C'o«i.— The Soul (?/«) standing no longer between the spotless (it may 

 be read ' Agin Na ' or ' A§il Na,' i.e. spotted or spotless ; and 



