Shloka 30
सकलं निष्कलं चेति स्वरूपद्वयमस्ति मे । नान्यस्य कस्यचित्तस्मादन्यः सर्वोप्यनीश्वरः
sakalaṃ niṣkalaṃ ceti svarūpadvayamasti me | nānyasya kasyacittasmādanyaḥ sarvopyanīśvaraḥ
「我には二つの相がある。サカラ（相を備え顕現するもの）と、ニシュカラ（部分なく不顕現なるもの）である。ゆえに我を離れて他に主はない。ほかの一切は自立の主権を持たぬ。」
Lord Shiva (teaching the nature of Pati as both Saguna and Nirguna)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: The doctrine of Śiva as both sakala (immanent, worshippable with attributes) and niṣkala (transcendent, partless) underwrites liṅga-worship: the icon mediates the immanent while pointing to the transcendent.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It establishes Śiva as the supreme Pati who is both saguṇa (approachable through form and worship) and nirguṇa (transcendent, partless reality). Realizing this unity dissolves dependence on limited powers and supports liberation-oriented devotion.
The Liṅga is a primary symbol that bridges both truths: it is worshipped as a manifest focus (sakala/saguṇa upāsanā) while signifying the partless, unmanifest Śiva (niṣkala/nirguṇa). Thus, external worship and inner contemplation converge.
Practice combined upāsanā: worship the Śiva-liṅga with mantra—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and meditate on Śiva as niṣkala (formless, partless consciousness) to internalize the teaching of one supreme Lord.