Kṣemarāja explains in the Vimarśinī: The sign of real progress is profound wonder: not curiosity, but awe before one's own limitless nature.

The Vārttika explains: Vismaya is the wonder that arises when every perception is pervaded by supreme joy.

Kṣemarāja explains in the Vimarśinī: Pure will is the unmixed creative power of awareness.

The Vārttika explains: When the yogin is established in Bhairava, his will is no longer separate from the absolute.

Kṣemarāja explains in the Vimarśinī: For the awakened person, everything perceptible is like his own body.

The Vārttika explains: For the bound person, the visible stands opposite the seer.

Kṣemarāja explains in the Vimarśinī: When thought is gathered in the innermost centre, the visible and even emptiness no longer appear as an alien outside.

The Vārttika explains: The Vārttika understands hṛdaya not merely as the physical heart but as the great ground in which the world rests: sva-saṃvit, self-awareness.

Kṣemarāja explains in the Vimarśinī: Orientation towards the pure principle transcends limited, instinct-driven power.

The Vārttika explains: The pure Tattva is Paraśiva himself.