Shloka 29
Vāmadeva-mata: Rahasya-upadeśa
The Esoteric Teaching of Vāmadeva’s Doctrine
षडक्षरशरीराय षड्विधार्थविधायिने । षडध्वातीतरूपाय षण्मुखाय नमोनमः
ṣaḍakṣaraśarīrāya ṣaḍvidhārthavidhāyine | ṣaḍadhvātītarūpāya ṣaṇmukhāya namonamaḥ
Salutations again and again to the Lord whose very body is the six-syllabled mantra; who ordains the sixfold meanings of sacred teaching; whose true nature transcends the six paths (ṣaḍ-adhvan) of manifestation; and who is the Six-faced One.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasha teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: By identifying the deity with mantra (ṣaḍakṣara) and as transcending ṣaḍ-adhvan, the verse points to liberation through Śiva-mantra and Śiva-jñāna—core Siddhānta soteriology.
Type: panchakshara
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Transcendence of ṣaḍ-adhvan (mantra, pada, varṇa, kalā, tattva, bhuvana) implies standing beyond manifested cosmos.
FAQs
It presents Shiva as Mantra itself (mantra-śarīra) and as the transcendent Pati who stands beyond the structured paths of manifestation, indicating that liberation arises through mantra, right meaning, and grace that surpasses all limiting categories.
In Saguna worship—especially Linga worship—the devotee approaches Shiva through form and mantra; this verse teaches that the mantra and the deity invoked are non-different, and that worship culminates in realizing Shiva as beyond all adhvans while still accessible through sacred form.
Practice steady japa of the six-syllable Shiva mantra with contemplation of its purport, then meditate on Shiva as transcending the six adhvans—letting the mind move from form-based devotion to inward absorption (dhyāna) and surrender (śaraṇāgati).