Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
उत मिश्रं किमन्यद्वा न जातस्तत्र निर्णयः । बहुधा विवदन्तीह विद्वांसश्शास्त्रमोहिताः
uta miśraṃ kimanyadvā na jātastatra nirṇayaḥ | bahudhā vivadantīha vidvāṃsaśśāstramohitāḥ
Ou bien s’agit-il d’une doctrine mêlée, ou d’autre chose—sur ce point, aucune conclusion arrêtée n’est née. Ici, des savants, abusés par la seule querelle scripturaire, disputent de multiples façons.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
It warns that intellectual controversy alone cannot yield final truth; Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes moving from textual wrangling to lived sadhana and Shiva-realization (Pati as the ultimate refuge).
By critiquing endless doctrinal debate, it implicitly directs seekers to stable, practice-based devotion—such as Linga worship—where Saguna Shiva becomes the concrete support leading the mind toward the Supreme.
Reduce disputation and adopt steady practice: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined worship and contemplation, seeking inner clarity rather than mere argument.