Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 5
षडध्ववेदनम् (Ṣaḍadhva-vedanam) — The Sixfold Path: Sound, Meaning, and Tattva-Distribution
सूक्ष्मा चिन्तामयी प्रोक्ता चिंतया रहिता परा । या शक्तिः सा परा शक्तिश्शिवतत्त्वसमाश्रया
sūkṣmā cintāmayī proktā ciṃtayā rahitā parā | yā śaktiḥ sā parā śaktiśśivatattvasamāśrayā
তেওঁ সূক্ষ্মা আৰু চিন্তাময়ী বুলি কোৱা হয়; কিন্তু পৰম স্বৰূপত তেওঁ সকলো চিন্তা-ৰচনাৰ অতীত। সেই শক্তিয়েই পৰাশক্তি, শিৱতত্ত্বত প্রতিষ্ঠিতা আৰু আশ্ৰিতা।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Tārā
Role: liberating
FAQs
It defines the highest Śakti as subtle consciousness while affirming her transcendence beyond ordinary mental activity, pointing the seeker toward realization of Śiva-tattva as the ultimate ground of liberation.
In Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā), the devotee approaches Śiva through form; this verse clarifies that the inner truth of that worship culminates in Śiva-tattva, where Śakti is realized as supreme and beyond conceptual thought.
A contemplative practice is implied: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with inward absorption, letting go of discursive thinking to rest awareness in Śiva-tattva.