Shloka 9
Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
स हि सर्वात्मसंसिद्धो विवादो नात्र कस्यचित् । सर्वदेहेन्द्रियमनोबुध्यहंकारसंभवः
sa hi sarvātmasaṃsiddho vivādo nātra kasyacit | sarvadehendriyamanobudhyahaṃkārasaṃbhavaḥ
Wahrlich, dies ist eine im Selbst aller feststehende Wahrheit; für irgendeinen Streit ist hier kein Raum. Denn das Gefühl der Einzelheit und der Zwist entstehen aus dem ganzen Gefüge von Körper, Sinnen, Geist, Intellekt und Ichhaftigkeit (Ahaṃkāra).
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
It teaches that ultimate truth is self-evident in the inner Self, while argument and confusion arise from identification with the body–mind complex (deha–indriya–manas–buddhi–ahaṁkāra), a key Shaiva Siddhanta diagnosis of bondage (pāśa).
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship disciplines the senses and purifies mind and ego; by offering the ‘I’ into Shiva, the devotee moves from ego-based contention toward the Self-established certainty that Shiva alone is Pati (Lord) beyond the instruments of individuality.
Practice ego-thinning devotion: japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady breath and awareness, and inner detachment from body and thoughts; this aligns with Shiva’s teaching that disputes are born from ahaṁkāra.