Shloka 6
छायापुरुषलक्षणवर्णनम्
Description of the Marks of the Shadow-Person
दृष्ट्वा तां पुनराकाशे श्वेतवर्णस्वरूपिणीम् । स पश्यत्येकभावस्तु शिवं परमकारणम्
dṛṣṭvā tāṃ punarākāśe śvetavarṇasvarūpiṇīm | sa paśyatyekabhāvastu śivaṃ paramakāraṇam
પછી આકાશમાં તેને શ્વેત તેજસ્વી સ્વરૂપવાળી જોઈને, તે એકાગ્ર ભાવથી પરમ કારણ શિવનું દર્શન કરે છે.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that when the mind becomes ekabhāva—fully unified and steady—one’s perception turns from outer appearances to the direct recognition of Śiva as Paramakāraṇa, the ultimate source and ground of liberation.
A visible, radiant form (saguṇa sign) becomes a doorway to inner realization: devotion to Shiva’s manifest symbols culminates in perceiving Shiva as the supreme causal reality, not merely a form seen by the eyes.
Cultivate single-pointed meditation (dhyāna) with steady bhakti—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—so the mind becomes one-pointed and fit for Shiva-darśana.