Having Thus Enunciated The General Proposition That The Root-Cause Of The Non Perception

 - "The cause of obstruction in the hearing of the son's voice is the joint recital. Here (in the non-perception of the ever existent shining Self),

- the cause of obstruction is the beginingless Nescience itself whose main function is perversion". of the patent Self is Nescience, the Acharya finds it necessary

- to explain the exact nature of that root-cause and how it operates as such cause. "The Root-cause is accompanied by the reflection of Brahman whose nature is

- consciousness and bliss and has the qualities known as Tamas (Inert-ness), Rajas (Active-ness) and Sattva (Bright-ness). It is also two-fold

- Nescience the prime cause is not a mere negative absence of knowledge but is positive ignorance which is capable of reflecting the Self, is endowed with

- specific qualities and is capable of producing its own effects. What is a mere negation cannot have these characteristics. Of the three qualities called Gunas,

- It may happen that Sattva is in the ascendant subordinating Rajas and Tamas or that Rajas is in the scendant subordinating Rajas and Sattva

- When Sattva completely subordinates Rajas and Tamas and the Self is reflected in that Sattva, the Self then gets the name of Ishvara or God