Shloka 39
Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
महामन्त्रस्स विज्ञेयो मुनिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः । तत्र सूक्ष्मो महामन्त्रस्तदुद्धारं वदामि ते
mahāmantrassa vijñeyo munibhistattvadarśibhiḥ | tatra sūkṣmo mahāmantrastaduddhāraṃ vadāmi te
Ceci doit être reconnu comme le Grand Mantra, tel que l’ont réalisé les munis qui contemplent la Vérité. En lui se trouve un Grand Mantra subtil ; je vais maintenant t’en dire l’extraction et la juste formulation.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti
Type: panchakshara
Role: teaching
FAQs
It establishes that the “Mahāmantra” is not merely a sound-formula but a realized truth known by tattva-darśin sages, and that its deepest power lies in a subtle inner formulation leading the soul (paśu) toward Shiva (Pati) and liberation.
By pointing to a “subtle” mantra within the Great Mantra, the verse links outer worship (Saguna—Linga, pūjā, japa with form) to inner realization (subtle contemplation), showing how ritual and devotion mature into direct Shiva-oriented knowledge.
It implies mantra-upāsanā: receiving the mantra properly, then practicing steady japa and inward contemplation of its subtle meaning—often supported in Shaiva practice by purity disciplines and Shiva-focused worship.