With deep reverence, the devotee bowed to the Supreme, whose essence is beyond beginning, middle, or end, and who is attainable only through true knowledge. He offered obeisance to the One who transcends all distinctions of difference and non-difference, whose very nature is bliss itself. Again and again, he saluted the Infinite, the formless One, the Supreme Lord, Brahman, the Supreme Self. He paid homage to Śiva, the pure and immaculate, and honored the Supreme Creator. Recognizing the Divine as the father and mother of all beings, he addressed the Supreme Person, the support of everything, the unmanifest, the infinite, who dwells beyond all darkness. Seeking refuge, he turned to the highest form, the ultimate abode of Viṣṇu. Then, with a gentle smile, the Divine touched him with both hands. By the grace of that touch, the devotee comprehended the supreme reality as it truly is. He addressed the lotus-eyed, yellow-robed, undecaying One who rested in deep sleep, and sought guidance: "O Lord of Yoga, O embodiment of the universe, what should I do?" Smiling, the Lord spoke words that would benefit the entire world. He explained that the Supreme is to be worshipped through knowledge and the yoga of devotion, and not by any other means. One seeking liberation should understand the Divine's activity and worship the Lord accordingly. By contemplating the Self as non-dual, one will behold the Supreme Lord. Another contemplation, Brahmic in nature, transcends all qualities, and if one is unable to practice this, he should resort to the original practice as taught in the Vedas. Complete worship of the Lord of the universe leads to liberation. The devotee asked further, "What is the effect, what is the cause, who are you, and what is your activity?" The Lord replied, "Eternal bliss, self-luminous, imperishable, and beyond darkness is my nature. The effect is the world and the unmanifest; the cause is the pure, imperishable. My activity is creation, maintenance, and dissolution. Therefore, you should properly worship the eternal through the discipline of action." The devotee then inquired about the divine knowledge established in threefold contemplation, its valid means, and its purifying vows. He pleaded, "Tell me everything as it truly is, O lotus-eyed One, right now." The Lord replied, "O foremost of sages, I have spoken everything completely and properly." Having blessed the brahmin, the Lord became invisible at that very moment. The devotee, purified in mind and intent, worshipped the Supreme. Renouncing all actions, he took refuge in supreme detachment and attained the final contemplation, preceded by the imperishable state of Brahman. He reached that state which sleepless, breath-conquered seekers of liberation desire. By the power of yogic mastery, the best of brahmins moved through the sky. Seeing the lord of yogis on his path, accomplished sages and brahmarshis approached the place cherished by yogis, where the Supreme Person abides. He entered the innermost abode, inaccessible even to the gods, and there beheld the god who is without beginning or end, the god of gods, the grandsire. In the midst of that sacred realm, he witnessed the primordial Person, the supreme abode.