One who knows the truth of its origin
tasmād yah śabdasamskārah sā siddhih paramātmanah | pravrttitattvajñas tad brahmāmrtam aśnute || “.... that which purifies the word is the attainment of the Supreme Self. One who knows the truth of its origin attains the immortal Brahman.” (Bhartrhari’s Vakyapadiya, 1. 131; translated from Sanskrit by MWright) —- Sabdapurvayoga is the return to that state which is prior to the arising of the ego. Bhartrhari’s method of attaining the Self is clearly a tracing back of the mind to its source. At that point the unreality of the ego is discovered. This is the true purification of the word. When Brahman is known to be all there is, can there be any misunderstanding? —-