Shloka 22
अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः
Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine
इत्युक्तम्भवता पूर्वमिदानीमुच्यतेऽन्यथा । तन्मात्रेभ्यो भवन्तीति सन्देहोऽत्र महान्मम
ityuktambhavatā pūrvamidānīmucyate'nyathā | tanmātrebhyo bhavantīti sandeho'tra mahānmama
“Earlier, revered sir, you stated it in one way; but now it is being expressed differently. That they arise from the tanmātras—about this, a great doubt has arisen in me.”
A disciple/questioner in dialogue (addressing the narrator/teacher in the Kailasha Samhita; inferred as a sage questioning the expounder of tattvas)
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: teaching
FAQs
It models śāstric inquiry: when teachings seem inconsistent, the seeker must ask to remove doubt (saṁśaya), because clarity about tattvas and causation supports right knowledge that leads toward liberation under Pati (Śiva).
By distinguishing subtle causes (tanmātras) from their effects, the devotee learns to not mistake the manifested world as ultimate; Saguna worship (including the Liṅga) becomes a means to transcend effects and realize Śiva as the supreme cause beyond bondage.
The takeaway is nididhyāsana with mantra-japa: steady contemplation that resolves inner doubt—commonly supported in Shaiva practice by Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined study of tattva-teachings.