Shloka 3
Hari’s Special Mercy, Śiva’s Quick Boons, and the Deliverance from Vṛkāsura
श्रीशुक उवाच शिव: शक्तियुत: शश्वत् त्रिलिङ्गो गुणसंवृत: । वैकारिकस्तैजसश्च तामसश्चेत्यहं त्रिधा ॥ ३ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca śivaḥ śakti-yutaḥ śaśvat tri-liṅgo guṇa-saṁvṛtaḥ vaikārikas taijasaś ca tāmasaś cety ahaṁ tridhā
シュリー・シュカデーヴァは言った。主シヴァは常に自らのシャクティ、すなわち物質自然（プラクリティ）と結びついている。三つのグナに覆われ、その働きに応じて三相—ヴァイカーリカ、タイジャサ、ターマサ—として現れ、善性・激情・無明における物質的自我の三重原理を体現する。
FAQs
This verse states that Lord Śiva, though eternally united with Śakti, is described as manifesting in relation to the three modes of nature—goodness, passion, and ignorance—indicating his connection with material qualities in cosmic administration.
In this chapter’s theological explanation, Śukadeva clarifies categories of divinity and cosmic functions, describing how Śiva is associated with the guṇas in the workings of creation, maintenance, and dissolution.
A devotee can observe which mode influences thoughts and actions, reduce tamas and rajas through discipline and purity, and ultimately transcend even sattva by steady bhakti focused on the Supreme Lord.