Śiva Sūtra 3.28
दानमात्मज्ञानम् ||3.28||
Knowledge of the self (ātma-jñānam | nom sg) [is] a gift (dānam | nom sg).
Knowledge of the self becomes a gift.
Kṣemarāja explains in the Vimarśinī: True giving consists in offering knowledge of the self or returning everything to the self.
The Vārttika explains: Dāna is the giving of self-knowledge: the yogin gives no external thing but leads to direct recognition of the Śiva-Ātman.
Śiva Sūtra 3.29
यो ऽविपस्थो ज्ञाहेतुश्च ||3.29||
Whoever (yaḥ | nom sg m) stands in Avipa (avipa-sthaḥ | nom sg m) [is] also (ca) a cause of knowledge (jñā-hetuḥ | nom sg).
Whoever stands firmly in this protective expanse also becomes a cause of knowledge for others.
Kṣemarāja explains in the Vimarśinī: This is a position beyond ordinary safeguards.
The Vārttika explains: Avipa is the Śakti-Maṇḍala that protects bound beings.
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