TantraS, 1, 4.0 iha jñānaṃ mokṣakāraṇaṃ bandhanimittasya ajñānasya virodhakatvāt dvividhaṃ ca ajñānaṃ buddhigataṃ pauruṣaṃ ca tatra buddhigatam aniścayasvabhāvaṃ viparītaniścayātmakaṃ ca //

TantraS, 1, 5.0 pauruṣaṃ tu vikalpasvabhāvaṃ saṃkucitaprathātmakaṃ tad eva ca mūlakāraṇaṃ saṃsārasya iti vakṣyāmo malanirṇaye //

TantraS, 1, 6.0 tatra pauruṣam ajñānaṃ dīkṣādinā nivartetāpi kiṃ tu dīkṣāpi buddhigate anadhyavasāyātmake ajñāne sati na sambhavati heyopādeyaniścayapūrvakatvāt tattvaśuddhiśivayojanārūpāyā dīkṣāyā iti //

TantraS, 1, 7.0 tatra adhyavasāyātmakaṃ buddhiniṣṭham eva jñānaṃ pradhānam tad eva ca abhyasyamānaṃ pauruṣam api ajñānaṃ nihanti vikalpasaṃvidabhyāsasya avikalpāntatāparyavasānāt //