Shloka 17
अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः
Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे षष्ठ्यां कैलाससंहितायां शिवाद्वैतज्ञानकथनादि सृष्टिकथनं नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe ṣaṣṭhyāṃ kailāsasaṃhitāyāṃ śivādvaitajñānakathanādi sṛṣṭikathanaṃ nāma saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಶಿವಮಹಾಪುರಾಣದ ಷಷ್ಠ ಕೈಲಾಸಸಂಹಿತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಶಿವನ ಅದ್ವೈತಜ್ಞಾನೋಪದೇಶದಿಂದ ಆರಂಭವಾದ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಕಥನ’ ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರಿನ ಹದಿನೇಳನೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತಿಯಾಯಿತು.
Suta Goswami (colophon marker concluding the chapter as narrated to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
This is a chapter-colophon that seals the teaching: realization of Śiva-tattva (non-dual wisdom centered on Shiva as the Supreme Pati) is presented together with the account of creation, showing that the cosmos is understood correctly only when grounded in Shiva-knowledge and liberation-oriented insight.
By naming “Śiva’s non-dual knowledge” alongside creation, the text frames Saguna worship (Linga, mantra, devotion) as a valid and purifying approach that culminates in right knowledge of Shiva’s supreme reality—devotion and doctrine are not opposed but integrated.
While the verse itself is a colophon, its theme points to jñāna supported by Shaiva sādhanā—steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplative inquiry into Shiva as Pati, and disciplined worship (pujā/abhisheka) aimed at moksha.