Shloka 21
Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
पर्व्वतस्याग्निमद्भावं वदंत्यत्रापि सुव्रत । प्रत्यक्षस्य प्रपंचस्य दर्शनालंबनं त्वतः
parvvatasyāgnimadbhāvaṃ vadaṃtyatrāpi suvrata | pratyakṣasya prapaṃcasya darśanālaṃbanaṃ tvataḥ
Wahai yang bertekad suci, di sini pun mereka mengatakan bahwa gunung memiliki api di dalamnya. Dari sini dipahami bahwa dunia yang tampak ini bertumpu pada dasar batin—daya tak terlihat—yang memungkinkan penampakan.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa Samhita teaching to the sages, inferred from Purana discourse style)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
It points to a Shaiva insight: just as a mountain can hold hidden fire, the perceptible universe (prapañca) rests on an unseen support—ultimately Pati (Shiva) as the inner ground enabling manifestation and experience.
The Linga symbolizes the subtle, unmanifest support of all forms. This verse reinforces that behind what is seen is an inner reality; Saguna worship leads the mind from the visible to the subtle, culminating in recognition of Shiva as the basis of all perception.
Meditate on the ‘inner support’ while japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplating that Shiva is present as the subtle ground within all appearances—like hidden fire within stone.