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209 "The Suddha Kaci is the abstract consciousness still limited by forms:—

मूर्त्तिरूपातुयाकाशी शुद्धसाचिन्मयोसती।

"One under the domination of the satva quality practises virtue, still ascribing good and evil to nature around him.

"In her Nirvishesha condition, Kaci is self-existent in her glory, and is the supreme God of Siva and of all liberated souls:—

"We shall now understand why it is generally believed that residence in Kaci removes all sins committed elsewhere, but a sin committed in the temple of the Lord, Kaci itself, renders one incapable of receiving grace—the reference being to the spiritual evil, the sin against the Holy Ghost—for which there is no remission. The wretch who knows the truth and follows the left hand path is doomed to nameless misery in Avitchi Nirvana.

"The Tirthayati says:—'Terrible indeed is the suffering of one who commits a sin in Kaci. Alas! the state of a Rudra pisácha that the sinner attains is more intolerable than the suffering of all the hells.'

"By the acquisition of true knowledge all sins consumed by the fire kindled in the hearth of heart (chidagni kundam), but there is no hope for the damned soul who murders his spirit, as far as that is possible, by the practice of black magic.

"Without prolonging the present paper, the student may be recommended to the Skanda Purana for further information on this subject; and in conclusion, it may be stated that the practical occultist will derive great benefit from a proper study of the Trithayati's treatise, which has here been so largely quoted."

I will add a few remarks to the foregoing communication. It will be no exaggeration to say that the secrets of the 27