Shloka 30
Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
मालिन्यमशिवत्वं च चिताग्न्यादिषु दृश्यते । एवं विवर्त्तकत्वेन शिवत्वं श्रुतिचोदितम्
mālinyamaśivatvaṃ ca citāgnyādiṣu dṛśyate | evaṃ vivarttakatvena śivatvaṃ śruticoditam
Impurity and even “inauspiciousness” are seen in things such as the funeral pyre and fire. Yet, by the principle of vivarta (apparent transformation), their very Śiva-nature is affirmed, as the Vedas teach.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa-saṃhitā teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
It teaches that what appears impure or inauspicious (like cremation-related fire) is not outside Śiva’s reality; by right understanding, one recognizes the underlying Śivatva affirmed by Śruti, transforming aversion into reverent insight.
Linga-worship trains the devotee to see Śiva as present in and through forms while remaining beyond them; likewise, this verse says that even seemingly inauspicious forms can be contemplated as pervaded by Śiva when viewed with scriptural discernment.
Practice Śiva-bhāva (seeing all as Śiva) with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and cultivate inner purity through devotion—replacing disgust or fear with steady remembrance of Śiva’s all-pervading auspiciousness.