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In plain words

"The jnani wants to know Brahman. The devotee's Bhagavan is the Lord full of the six divine powers, the Almighty. But in truth Brahman and Sakti are not different: He who is Satchidananda is Herself the Satchidananda Mother. It is like a gem and its light: say the light of the gem and you mean the gem; say the gem and you mean its light. You cannot think of the light of the gem without the gem, nor of the gem without its light. The one Satchidananda, through differences of power, takes different adjuncts; hence the many forms: 'It is You alone, O Tara!' Where there is action (creation, preservation, dissolution), there is Sakti! But water is water whether it lies still or heaves in waves and bubbles. That very Satchidananda is the Primal Power who creates, preserves and dissolves. It is like the Captain: when he is doing nothing he is the same man; when he is at worship he is the same; and when he goes to call on the Governor he is still the same; only the adjunct differs.