Shloka 32
अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः
Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine
यत्किंचिद्वस्तुजातन्तत्सर्वमत्र प्रतिष्ठितम् । विचारणीयं सद्बुध्या न बहिर्मुनिसत्तम
yatkiṃcidvastujātantatsarvamatra pratiṣṭhitam | vicāraṇīyaṃ sadbudhyā na bahirmunisattama
যে-কোনো বস্তুসমষ্টি যা আছে, সবই এখানে (এই সত্য/অন্তঃস্বরূপে) প্রতিষ্ঠিত। অতএব, হে মুনিশ্রেষ্ঠ, সদ্বুদ্ধিতে তা বিচার্য; বাইরে খোঁজা উচিত নয়।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches inward discernment: all experience and all categories of “things” are grounded in the one Reality upheld by Shiva, so liberation comes through inner contemplation (vicāra) rather than outward seeking.
The Linga is a sacred outer support that points to the inner truth—Shiva as the ground of all. This verse emphasizes moving from external supports (saguna worship) to direct inner recognition of Shiva’s presence within.
Practice inward meditation with steady inquiry while repeating the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), using worship as a support but returning the attention to the inner seat of Shiva rather than chasing external objects.