Shloka 30
Ṣaḍvidhārtha-Parijñāna: Praṇavārtha and the Sixfold Unity of Meaning (षड्विधार्थपरिज्ञानम् / प्रणवार्थपरिज्ञानम्)
मुने तत्रापि सद्याद्या देवताः परिकीर्त्तिताः । परब्रह्मस्वरूपास्ताः पंच कल्याणदास्सदा
mune tatrāpi sadyādyā devatāḥ parikīrttitāḥ | parabrahmasvarūpāstāḥ paṃca kalyāṇadāssadā
O sage, there too the deities beginning with Sadya have been proclaimed. Those five are ever of the nature of the Supreme Brahman and are always bestowers of auspicious welfare.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, Kailasha Samhita discourse context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
FAQs
It identifies the five divine aspects beginning with Sadyojāta as manifestations of the Supreme Reality itself, teaching that Shiva’s fivefold presence is not merely symbolic but a direct doorway to auspiciousness and liberation-oriented grace.
The fivefold aspects (often connected with Shiva’s five faces) support Saguna worship—meditating on Shiva with attributes—while affirming that these forms are simultaneously Parabrahman in essence, thus bridging Saguna devotion with the Nirguna truth.
A practical takeaway is pañca-brahma contemplation: worship Shiva (Linga or murti) while mentally honoring the five aspects beginning with Sadyojāta, aligning one’s japa (such as Om Namah Shivaya) and inner meditation toward auspiciousness and spiritual uplift.