* Abhinavagupta's Paramarthasara *
The supreme Lord seems still when the various elements are still; glad when they are glad; gloomy when they are gloomy; but truly he is not so.
Yogaraja's commentary:
When the tattvas (elements) or the senses are stilled or withdrawn, the Lord residing in them as the underlying reality is regarded as still; in the same way, when they are joyous, the Lord is considered so; similarly, when they are deluded, the Lord also appears to be so, covered by tamas like immovable and unconscious objects such as trees, etc. But the supreme Lord is really not so affected. All inanimate creation is created and destroyed, but in the supreme Lord, who is eternal, there is really no creation or destruction, despite his being covered by maya. In other words the supreme Lord always remains as he is, ever unchanged.
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