Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 8
षडध्ववेदनम् (Ṣaḍadhva-vedanam) — The Sixfold Path: Sound, Meaning, and Tattva-Distribution
सा विभागस्वरूपैव षडध्वात्मा विजृंभते । तत्र शब्दास्त्रयो ऽध्वानस्त्रयश्चार्थाः समीरिताः
sā vibhāgasvarūpaiva ṣaḍadhvātmā vijṛṃbhate | tatra śabdāstrayo 'dhvānastrayaścārthāḥ samīritāḥ
その実在は、差別と秩序ある展開を本性として、六つの道（シャド・アドヴァー, ṣaḍ-adhvā）の自己として広がり顕れる。そこでは、三つが音声（śabda）の「道」と宣言され、また三つが意味・対象実在（artha）の「道」と説き示される。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: teaching
FAQs
It frames liberation in Shaiva Siddhanta terms: the universe unfolds through ordered “paths” of sound and meaning, and the seeker retraces this structure inward—through mantra, knowledge, and discernment—toward Pati (Shiva), the transcendent source beyond the manifested categories.
Linga-worship employs both paths: śabda (mantra, especially the Panchakshara) and artha (contemplating Shiva as the inner reality signified by the Linga). The verse supports Saguna practice as a disciplined route through manifested forms and meanings, leading toward realization of Shiva’s higher, unconditioned nature.
Mantra-japa with contemplative meaning: repeat “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” (śabda) while meditating on Shiva as the indwelling Lord who grants release from pāśa (bondage) (artha). This integrates sound-discipline with insight, a key Siddhanta approach.