Invocation of the Shadow (Pratikopasana)
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PRAMANA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Sastra Pramana Source : Shiva Samhita (BA)-V.15
Original Verse : "अथ प्रतीकोपादसनम् । प्रतीकोपादसना कार्या दृष्टादृष्टफलप्रदा । पुनाति दर्शनादत्र नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ १५ ॥"
Transliteration
"atha pratīkopādasanam । pratīkopādasanā kāryā dṛṣṭādṛṣṭaphalapradā । punāti darśanādatra nātra kāryā vicāraṇā ॥ 15 ॥"
Translation
The invocation of Pratika (Shadow) gives to the devotee the objects seen as well as unseen; undoubtedly, by its very sight, a man becomes pure.