Shloka 30
Śiva–Hari–Rudra–Vidhīnāṃ Tattva-nirṇayaḥ
Identity of Śiva, Viṣṇu, Rudra, and Brahmā; Nirguṇa–Saguṇa Reconciliation
एतत्परं शिवज्ञानं तत्त्वतस्तदुदाहृतम् । जानाति ज्ञानवानेव नान्यः कश्चिदृषीश्वराः
etatparaṃ śivajñānaṃ tattvatastadudāhṛtam | jānāti jñānavāneva nānyaḥ kaścidṛṣīśvarāḥ
Pengetahuan tertinggi tentang Śiva ini telah dinyatakan sesuai dengan hakikat tattva. Wahai para penguasa di antara para resi, hanya orang yang sungguh bijaksana yang memahaminya—tiada yang lain.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It asserts that Śiva-jñāna is the highest teaching and must be grasped as tattva (true reality); mere learning is insufficient—only genuine inner wisdom leads to understanding and liberation.
Linga and Saguna worship are supports that mature devotion and purify the mind; this verse emphasizes that their culmination is tattva-based realization of Shiva, not only external observance.
Steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with contemplative inquiry into Shiva-tattva is implied; it is best supported by disciplined purity practices such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa with focused meditation.