Shloka 19
प्रकृतितत्त्व-विचारः / Inquiry into Prakṛti (Nature/Śakti) and Śiva’s Transcendence
मदनुग्रहतस्त्वं हि सगुणो रूपवान्मतः । मां विना त्वं निरीहोऽसि न किंचित्कर्तुमर्हसि
madanugrahatastvaṃ hi saguṇo rūpavānmataḥ | māṃ vinā tvaṃ nirīho'si na kiṃcitkartumarhasi
حقًّا، إنما بفضلي تُعَدّ موصوفًا بالصفات (غونا) وذا هيئةٍ ظاهرة. ومن دوني تكون عاجزًا، ولا تقدر أن تُنجز شيئًا البتّة.
Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva teaching that divine grace (anugraha) is the enabling power behind manifestation and spiritual accomplishment; without Shakti’s sanction, no capacity for action or fruition arises.
It explains why Saguna worship (form, qualities, līlā) is effective: manifest divinity is accessible through grace, and the Linga represents Shiva inseparable from Shakti—the power that makes worship, experience, and results possible.
Cultivate reliance on grace through bhakti and japa—especially the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—along with disciplined worship (puja/abhisheka) done with humility, recognizing that attainment depends on Shiva-Shakti’s anugraha.