Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
वियदादि क्रमादासीदुत्पन्नम्मुनिपुङ्गव । आद्यं मिथुनमारभ्य पञ्चमं यन्मयं विदुः
viyadādi kramādāsīdutpannammunipuṅgava | ādyaṃ mithunamārabhya pañcamaṃ yanmayaṃ viduḥ
おお、牟尼の中の最勝者よ。虚空(アーカーシャ)より始まり、しかるべき順序に従って、顕現した創造は生じた。最初の一対より以後、第五のものはまさにその本質によって成ると賢者は知る。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Cosmic Event: sarga (emanation of bhūtas in sequence from ākāśa onward)
It frames creation as an ordered unfolding from subtle to gross, pointing the seeker to discern the underlying essence behind the elements—ultimately guiding the mind from the manifested world toward Shiva as the supreme ground (Pati) beyond pasha (bondage).
By describing the universe as a sequential manifestation, it supports Linga-worship as contemplation of the source and support of all tattvas: Saguna forms aid concentration, while the Linga signifies the transcendent basis from which the elements arise and into which they resolve.
A practical takeaway is tattva-anusandhāna (contemplation of the elements in order) paired with japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to withdraw attention from the produced elements back to the Lord who is their inner essence.