Shloka 8
शक्तितत्त्ववर्णनम् / Exposition of the Principle of Śakti
माया च प्रकृतिर्जीवो विकारो विकृतिस्तथा । असच्च सच्च यत्किंचित्तया सर्वमिदं ततम्
māyā ca prakṛtirjīvo vikāro vikṛtistathā | asacca sacca yatkiṃcittayā sarvamidaṃ tatam
Māyā, primordial Nature (Prakṛti), the individual soul (jīva), transformation and transformed states—whatever is spoken of as unreal or real—this entire universe is pervaded by that power.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that the entire field of experience—soul, matter, and all changing states—operates under māyā’s pervasion; liberation arises by discerning this and turning toward Pati (Shiva), who transcends māyā while empowering it.
Linga-worship anchors the mind in Shiva as the transcendent Pati beyond the real/unreal play of māyā; through Saguna devotion one gains purity and clarity to recognize māyā’s scope and move toward Shiva’s grace.
Meditate with Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while applying Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and contemplating that all changing experiences belong to māyā; offer them inwardly to Shiva and rest in the awareness of Pati beyond change.