1. svayaṃ prakāśaḥ, yatsvātmānaṃ anyāṃśca prakāśayati tat svayaṃ jyōtirityucyatē.

(svayamugā prakāśiṃcunadi, tananu itarulanu prakāśiṃpacēyunadi - teliya cēyunadi - svayaṃ jyōti yani ceppabaḍucunnadi).

2. ādityādi bhautika jyōti ranapēkṣatayā, cakṣurādi bāhya karaṇānapēkṣatayā, aṃtaḥkaraṇānapēkṣatayā ca svayamēva prakāśatē iti svayaṃjyōtiḥ -

(sūryuḍu modalagu bhautika jyōtulanu - prakāśarūpamulanu apēkṣiṃpakanē, kaṃḍlu modalagu bāhyēṃdriyamula sahāyamu apēkṣiṃpakanē, aṃtaḥkaraṇamu napēkṣiṃpakanē - ē vidhamaina itara sahāyamu avasaramu lēkanē, svayamugānē - tanaṃtaṭa tānē - prakāśiṃcuvāḍu).

3. yadyapi jyōtiśśabdaḥ prakāśamātrē pravartatē, tadhāpi bhagavataḥ ēva parānapēkṣya prakāśatvāt sa ēva jyōtiḥ ityarthaḥ,

(jyōti anu śabdamunaku - māṭaku - prakāśamē ani arthamainacō bhagavaṃtuḍu itarula sahāyamavasaramu lēkuṃḍaganē prakāśiṃcuṭa cēta jyōti ani ceppabaḍinadi).

4. “ātmānāma jaḍasyāsya prapaṃcasya prakāśakaḥ |

svayaṃ jyōtissadānaṃdaḥ satyassaṃpūrṇa cidghanaṃ ||“. (parāśarapurāṇē)

(jaḍamaina ī prapaṃcamunu prakāśiṃpacēyunadi ātma. adiyē svayaṃjyōti, sadānaṃdamu, satyamainadi, saṃpūrṇamainadi, caitanyaghanamu).

5. “svayaṃ prakāśaḥ yat svātmānaṃ anyāṃśca prakāśayati tatsvayaṃ jyōtirucyatē yadhā dīpādiḥ tadvat ayamapi svayaṃ jyōtiḥ - dīpādibhyō jaḍēbhyō vailakṣaṇya siddhyā jñāna rūpatva siddhiḥ. svayaṃjyōtirityanēna jñānaguṇa katva siddhiḥ, tēna svaparaprakāśakatvaṃ ucyatē - tatra dīpādiḥ caturaṃguḷa parimita caturaṃguḷa parimitastējōrūpa ēkadēśastha ssvōprathak siddha dharma bhūtayā prabhayā anyān prakāśayati svadharma bhūta prabhā mapēkṣyaiva svamapi prakāśayatē, tadvatō ātmāpi svadharmabhūta jñānēna anyān prakāśayati. svadharma bhūta jñāna nirapēkṣamēva svayamapi prakāśatē iti hyucyatē. ētāvāṃstu viśēṣaḥ parāgdhāmā dīpādiḥ svātmānaṃ anyāṃśa svasmā ēva prakāśayatīti prakāśōnāma vyavahārānu guṇyāpādanaṃ. ēvaṃca prakāśatvaṃ dīpādiṣu ātmani ca aviśiṣṭaṃ. pratyagdhāmatvaṃ tu ātmanyēva asādhāraṇaṃ iti jñāna guṇakaṃ jñāna svarūpaṃ cēti jaḍādvilakṣaṇaṃ ātma svarūpaṃ iti phalitaṃ”.

(tananu, itaramulanu prakāśiṃpa cēyunadi svayaṃjyōti ani ceppabaḍunu, dīpamuvale - dīpamu tānu kāṃti kaligiyuṃḍi itara vastuvulanu tanakāṃtilō kanabaḍunaṭlu cēyunu. ā prakāramugānē ātma kūḍā svayaṃjyōti. dīpamu modalagu jaḍapadārthamulakaṃṭe vēṟu lakṣaṇamulu kaladaguṭacēta jñānasvarūpamu galadi anu arthamu kalugucunnadi. aṃducēta svayaṃjyōti anagā jñānaguṇamu galadi yanu arthamu siddhiṃcu cunnadi. iṃduvalana tanu prakāśiṃcucu itaramulanu prakāśiṃpacēyunadi yanu arthamu siddhiṃcu cunnadi. dīpamu modalagunavi nālugu aṃguḷamula parimitigalavai okē sthalamaṃdunnadai itaramulavalana kalugani prakāśiṃcu dharmamu kaladai prakāśiṃcucunnadi. ā prakāramugānē tana dharmamu ayina jñānamu itaramulanu prakāśiṃpa cēyucunnadi. svadharma bhūtajñānamunu apēkṣiṃpakanē prakāśiṃcunadi kanuka svayaṃ prakāśamani ceppabaḍinadi - prakāśiṃcuṭa tana dharmamu anikādu, tānu prakāśamūrti, tējōmūrti, kanuka itarula sahāyamu lēkanē prakāśiṃcu cunnadi yani arthamu).

6. dīpamu modalaginavi vāṭikoṟaku, itarulakoṟaku prakāśiṃcucunnavi. pratyagātma tananu, itaramulanu tanakoṟakē prakāśiṃcucunnadi. prakāśamanagā vyavahārānuguṇyāpādanamu. iṭlu dīpamunaku ātmaku prakāśiṃcuṭalō viśēṣamu lēdu. kāni, ātma pratyagātma ayi yuṃḍuṭacēta adi aṭṭi asādhāraṇa (special) guṇamu kaladi. adi jñānaguṇamu - ātma cidrūpamu - jñānamē rūpamugā galadi - jñāna svarūpamu - jaḍamukanna vēṟu lakṣaṇamulu kaladi yaguṭē ātma lakṣaṇamu).