Śiva Sūtra 2.2
प्रयत्नः साधाकः ||2.2||
Focused effort (prayatnaḥ | nom sg) [makes the practitioner] effective (sādhakaḥ | nom sg).
Collected, persistent effort makes the practice effective.
Kṣemarāja explains in the Vimarśinī: Effort here is not strained action but steady, loving orientation.
The Vārttika explains: Prayatna is the inner power that relies on mantra and raises the practitioner upright.
Śiva Sūtra 2.3
विद्याशरीरसत्ता मन्त्ररहस्यम् ||2.3||
The secret of mantra (mantra-rahasyam | nom sg) [is] the presence of that which embodies knowledge (vidyā-śarīra-sattā | nom sg).
The secret of mantra is knowledge taking on living presence and form.
Kṣemarāja explains in the Vimarśinī: The power of the sound formula does not lie in external sound alone.
The Vārttika explains: Vidyā is full recognition of non-duality.
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