अवधूत उवाच बहुधा श्रुतयः प्रवदन्ति वयं वियदादिरिदं मृगतोयसमम्। यदि चैकनिरन्तरसर्वशिवमुपमेयमथो पमा च कथम् ॥१॥
Avadhuta said: The Upanishads tell us in various ways that space, earth, and so on, are like water in a mirage. If Brahman alone is the indivisible Supreme Beatitude, how can It be a subject of comparison or have any peer?