Passage 6

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In plain words

The five organs of action, the five organs of knowledge and Manas together are the eleven Rudras. Sound … …, smell and the rest, together with the organs of action: you must try as far as possible to … these eleven under control.

From ancient times many have done dhyāna for control of the senses, and … … were able to attain Śivatva. Only through the power of tapas gained by controlling the senses have they gone on proclaiming to the world the truth that … …. The first speaker, Śrīkānt, said: 'vedāhametaṃ … …, ādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt!' Having practised tapas and recognised God, '… … we have seen God. Where? … beyond the darkness and the ignorance within us …. God is everywhere. Whether you say Nārāyaṇa or Śiva, do not think of any difference. … … said:

He who rides the bull and he who rides the eagle, the two are one, O man! Saying liṅga, liṅga, Śiva liṅga, do not forget Raṅga, O man!

… whether he rides the eagle, the two are one: you must recognise this truth. It is you yourself: one time you may ride a bicycle. … … you may ride. One time you may ride in a car. One time you may ride in a train. The chariots have changed, but you … …, have you not? In just the same way, God rides the chariots that are the hearts of all. … … you must not think of any difference. Annamācārya … … took a vow to find out how such a God was to be won. He longed to perform an abhiṣeka. He wandered to all the rivers, but … … water was not to be seen. Wherever he went and looked, some impurity or other could be seen. … … came close.

If I fetch the holy water of the Gaṅgā and set out to worship the liṅga, the fish and frogs in the Gaṅgā say it is tainted by their mouths, O Liṅga; what am I to do, O Liṅga, what am I to do!

… … the creatures in it say, 'It is our leavings, our leavings.' How am I to … for Śiva without the taint of leavings touching Him? O Liṅga! 'Melting my heart, burning in remorse, … … trusting with all my being, lost in that sweetness of Prema, drunk with it, beside myself, shedding streams of tears, … … in the stream of tears is pure water for You,' he believed. He believed that God must be bathed with the streams of the eyes … filled with the sweetness of Prema.