Having explained how Zeir Anpin emerges from and is governed by Arich Anpin, we must now discuss where the root of this government lies in Arich Anpin itself.
The proposition has two parts: Part 1: Since Zeir Anpin… This introductory premise states that we must understand the governmental mode with which Arich Anpin governs Zeir Anpin as something separate from Arich Anpin’s own intrinsic mode of government. Part 2: In connection with Arich’s… This explains where this root lies in Arich Anpin.
Part 1: Since Zeir Anpin emerges from Arich Anpin, we must therefore understand two things about Arich Anpin. Every function in existence must be traced to a particular light. If it is a general function – a unique governmental mode that does not depend on some other mode – then it must be traced to a light of its own. However, if it is a governmental mode that depends on some other mode, then it must be rooted in one of the parts of the general light from which it stems. Accordingly, since in addition to Arich Anpin’s intrinsic mode of government it also generates Zeir Anpin, Arich Anpin must necessarily contain a certain aspect that is the specific root of this.