Part 7 · Chapter 57

The Ari's Text

Let us explain the order of the emanation of the seven kings. We shall begin with the first, which is the Daat, which emerged first. When the vessel could not endure, the vessel broke and descended in the world of Beria, meaning in the place that was to be the world of Beria afterwards, since the world of Beria has not been created yet. Also, this vessel fell in the place of Daat of Beria, as it relates to it like it. However, the light of Daat descended, too, but remained in Atzilut itself, in the place of the vessel of Malchut of Atzilut.

Inner Light

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1This Kli fell in the place of Daat de Beria, as it relates to it similarly. The reason for the breaking has already been thoroughly clarified above, and for this reason they were separated from the Kedusha.In the matter of their fall to the three Olamot BYA that the Rav mentioned, although they still weren’t these three Olamot at all, nevertheless, their Reshimo was already evident. This is because they are the Behinat three Sefirot Bina, ZA, and Malchut of NHY de Sium that went outside Atzilut de AKduring Tzimtzum Bet (as written at length in Part 6, Ohr Pnimi item 7).Since each of these Melachim consisted of Eser Sefirot, which are Rosh, Toch, Sof, the Rosh fell to Beria, their Toch fell to Yetzira, and their Sof fell to Assiya. The Rav writes that the Kli of Daat fell to Daat de Beria, meaning its Behinat Rosh, which is KHBD de Daat, but its HGT fell to Yetzira, and its NHYM fell to Assiya. You will understand the matter of the fall of all seven Melachim similarly.
2As it relates to it similarly. This is because there are Eser Sefirot in each Olam of the three Olamot BYA, hence the Kli de Melech ha Daat fell to Daat de Beria, meaning to its corresponding Behina.
3The Ohr of the Daat descended too, but remained in Atzilut etc. in order to shine from afar in its Kli that stands in Beria. Know, that this Ohr that the Rav says means the Reshimo that remained of the Ohr Daat after its Histalkut from the Kli. This is because every Ohr leaves a Reshimo after its Histalkut, and thus shines to the Kli so that it will not be cancelled and not die, as the Rav said (Part 4, Chap 2, items 2, 8).The Rav tells us that the Reshimo of Daat did not actually remain in the Kli, as it did in the previous Partzufim, but remained in Atzilut. He writes, “the breaking was in the Kelim and not in the Orot etc. and it is in Behinat Tagin on the Otiot.” This is because for some reason, the Ohr of the Reshimocannot clothe inside the Kli and it shines to the Kli from afar, called Tagin, as the Rav says above (Part 4, Chap 3, item 11).