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The true nature of the self (ātman) is not to be made (kर्तव्य), but only to be known (ज्ञातव्य) by itself. Just as a lamp illuminates light, but does not create new light, so too the self does not create its own nature.
Otherwise, if the self were to be created, it would be devoid of its own nature (स्वरूप) and become non-self (अनात्मा). And even with thousands of reasons, the non-self cannot become the self.
Therefore, according to this principle (नय), the self is not the doer (कर्त्ता), but the holder of pure consciousness (शुद्ध भाव). However, for the sake of convention (लोकोपचार), the self may be considered the doer, but there is no harm in that.
Those who believe in the creation of the qualities of the self (आत्मधर्माणां) are mistaken. They believe that these qualities are distinct and can be grasped. But since they are unmanifest (अव्यक्ति) and covered (आवृतेस्तेषां), how can they have any reality (नाभावादिति का प्रभा)?