Diffusing his rays the sun becomes the possessor of an attribute, withdrawing his rays he once more becomes an object shorn of attributes, Similarly a person casting off all distinctions and practising penances, at last enters the indestructible Brahma which is shorn of all attributes.
दिवाकरो गुणमुपलभ्य निर्गुणो यथा भवेदपगतरश्मिमण्डलः। तथा ह्यसौ मुनिरिह निर्विशेषवान् स निर्गुणं प्रविशति ब्रह्म चाव्ययम्॥