Shloka 3
Ṣaḍvidhārtha-Parijñāna: Praṇavārtha and the Sixfold Unity of Meaning (षड्विधार्थपरिज्ञानम् / प्रणवार्थपरिज्ञानम्)
प्रतिपाद्यश्च कस्तस्य परिज्ञाने च किं फलम् । एतत्सर्वं समाचक्ष्व यद्यत्पृष्टं मया गुह
pratipādyaśca kastasya parijñāne ca kiṃ phalam | etatsarvaṃ samācakṣva yadyatpṛṣṭaṃ mayā guha
અને પરમ તત્ત્વરૂપે જેનું પ્રતિપાદન કરવાનું છે તે કોણ છે? અને તેને પૂર્ણ રીતે જાણવાથી કયું ફળ પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે? હે ગુહ, મેં જે જે પૂછ્યું છે તે બધું વિસ્તારે કહો.
An inquirer addressing Guha (Kartikeya); within Kailasha Samhita this is typically a disciple-like question in a philosophical dialogue
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse frames the core Shaiva Siddhanta inquiry: who is the Supreme to be established (Pati, Shiva) and what is the fruit of realizing Him—freedom from bondage (pāśa) and attainment of liberation through true knowledge and grace.
By asking who is truly to be known and what benefit comes from that knowledge, the verse supports Saguna upāsanā (such as Linga worship) as a practical means to focused realization of Shiva, which culminates in deeper knowledge of His supreme nature.
The takeaway is to seek clear instruction (śravaṇa) leading to contemplation and realization; in Shaiva practice this is commonly supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined worship that purifies the mind for right knowledge.